TEN Deception With his new guise now firmly under his belt, he infiltrated the heart of Freylar once more with ease. Despite their abilities, the Freylarkai were easily fooled. However, his parlour tricks would not work against Mirielle due to her enhanced vision. He had already put his work to the test and found his skill lacking under her intense scrutiny. There was no reason to believe that a second encounter with Freylar’s queen would yield different results, as such he could ill afford to chance a close public reunion with her. He needed to find another way of drawing Mirielle out, ensuring that they were alone together and beyond earshot. Nevertheless, there was still merit to his chosen method of subterfuge, assuming Aleska’s identity would afford him unprecedented access to the T

