Chapter 31 COLFAX
Locating the star-forsaken sapphire would be the hardest part of this whole job. Ironic, considering blue stones winked from almost every inch of the place. But it wasn’t just any sapphire he needed. It was specific. Special. And if he’d learned anything from the Hidden Market traders, the most expensive goods were also usually rare, powerful, or dangerous. With his luck, this would be all three.
Thanks to his chatty pub companion, Colfax at least had a better lead than a myth. Suha both ranked highly at Still Currents Institute and had access to the security Scrys. He needed to know everything he could about her, and fast.
His deadline loomed. Only days left.
Tailing a mark felt more sinister at night. Creepier, even though he had no ill-intentions toward Suha. He us
