Five miles and beyond, her mind could not reach into mine. I waited until I had this distance between us before I donned the disguise, knowing her mind would not see this. If she knew not my disguise, then perhaps I would be able to slip into Parian and see the person who drew me here.
Of course, I was only partially correct. Disguising myself from the child’s natural curiosity might buy me time while I was in Parian. But I would not be able to stay long. I mentioned earlier that all living things have their own radiating light glowing in the Outer Realm and in the Netherworld. My own light was tainted with the glow of a Bretan wizard. There were ways in wizardry to disguise and diffuse this emanation, making it difficult to be located. But other than dying, there was no way to completel
