Bramwell's POV
We took the map to Lyssa before we took it to anyone else.
This was Lenora's instinct, and she was right. Lyssa had the capital connections and the investigative methodology and the particular mind for organizational mapping that this problem required. She arrived at Tola's bookshop within a day of receiving our message, carrying her own files and the expression of someone who has been waiting for the other shoe to drop and is ready to deal with it.
She looked at the map. Looked at the ledger. Looked at Vane Sorel.
"You're the archivist," she said.
"Yes," Vane said.
"I've been looking for you for eight months."
"I know," Vane said. "Tola told me."
Lyssa looked at Tola. "You knew I was looking."
"I needed more time," Tola said, without apology.
Lyssa turned back to
