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Maren refused to say anything until we got to our room, which led me to believe that whatever she had planned was likely going to get us into trouble. At this point in our friendship, I all but expected it anyway.
“Do you find it odd that Anesko hasn’t heard from the other masters in a few weeks?”
I shrugged. “Maybe a little, but since Anesko said that magic is being affected everywhere, I assume the other masters have problems of their own to deal with.”
“I don’t think so,” Maren replied. “Magic is crumbling around us. I think the reason he hasn’t heard from them is that the lines of magical communication are down. What if they are in trouble and no one knows?”
“That could be possible,” I agreed. “But what can we do about it? Your magic fails half the time, and our dragons are bei
