Chapter 4Nikos
Not sure what happened, but one minute I’m sitting on the bench at the bus stop, laughing with Adrian because we both read the same bloody romance novels, next my nostrils are full with the aroma of Shadow. I’m sitting next to him, and as we both unexpectedly laugh, we are suddenly closer than before. That’s when the smell hits me. Faint but there.
The Shadow incantation is not a terribly potent spell, and it wears off fairly quickly. It’s like the magical equivalent of tracking someone’s phone, with the added benefit of learning not just the whereabouts of the being that’s under surveillance, but also their feelings and whatever they happen to say. Some countries have banned Shadow, considering it a violation of personal space, but it’s still legal in the UK. The Round Ta
