Odett’s POV
The sealed case held no new evidence from an attack, Dad told us before I could ask. It carried travel records from Sam’s team and another account of the borders they could not cross together. I felt relief first, then shame that a delay could make me grateful simply because no one had been reported missing that day.
Dad put the witness accounts away before we entered. What he gave us showed who had approved each crossing and which members of Sam’s team were allowed through. I searched the names until I found his.
Joshy and I added the new delays to our timeline. In three months, the team had lost nineteen days at borders. Some rulers made them wait; others admitted Sam but turned away the witch or vampire who needed to examine the scene with him.
“How are they supposed to
