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Without Tad, I can’t See the Vagari; the erasure prevents my sensing it. Without drift, I can’t enter the Limen to battle the demon. Without Garrett, I’m outmatched. This Level Two is far stronger than any spirit foe I’ve encountered. It won’t transition into the physical dimension to fight me when it can stay more mobile and powerful as pure spirit.
Dagger brandished, I feel very, very stupid.
—You want to know. So ask.—
The voice comes from all around, quiet, the smell of rot, something that lingers in lonely places, released only if disturbed. Is this some further Level Two wizardry? How can I close myself off to it? From all my training with Garrett, I know: listening is the first step to losing your soul.
But the creature is right. I want to know more.
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