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Firian
The room was empty.
Firian’s mind spun. He hadn’t heard Belik leave, but he had been stowing the lookout Zhufal so maybe that masked the sound. His gaze flicked to the dying light. Kiria and her army were fighting now, and he had minutes before the Sentries lifted to give him access to Master Belik.
He didn’t need to know exactly where Belik was. All he needed was proximity. He’d never tested the range of his ability, only that it worked when the targets were close. Belik had to be close by, probably in the direction of the Main, unless he had a good reason to go somewhere else. He would walk the paths Chetana took, probably without realizing it.
He turned on his heel and returned to the bedroom where Zhufal lay unconscious. There was no time to go searching for Belik, and t
