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Days went by in that slow and quiet manner that Tijhran used to appreciate, engrossed in his studies of the old arcane grimoires, but Kamira’s short visit had reminded him how reinvigorating the conversations with a like-minded person were. Yet to take another student seemed too much of a distraction, and nowadays gifted people rarely sought an arcanist’s tutelage, so he’d risk another mediocre pupil who’d waste his time. A much better solution would be a short trip to Kaighal, to meet with a few of his old friends, and maybe even check on how Kamira was doing if she was around.
That thought brought the memory of her companion, Veelk. As much as Tijhran wanted to believe the mage killer’s intentions, he’d read enough of their deeds to nurture doubts. What was worse, Veelk wasn’t one o
