It was the morning of our trip to the great city, and I was nervous but also strangely keyed up. Jasper had explained the city's Laws to me the night before, and I was trying to remember them all. However, it seemed as though I already knew them somehow. Every time I recited one of the laws to myself, my head would sting, but it felt as if I'd heard the Law's before. The others thought that I would pass the scans at the gateway into the city, so I wouldn’t have to wear a corta bracelet, and I hoped they were right. They didn't sound pleasant. ''What does the scan do?'' I asked nervously. ''It determines if your human or not'' Jas answered in an emotionless tone, but I noticed a strange gleam in his eyes as he spoke ''They place an enchanted stone in your palm, if it turns red you're no

