CHAPTER 18
Tun Jeju and his staff led the four wizards out of the main entrance of the building and stopped them on top of the public steps. A few others were already gathered there.
At least thirty Kigali in formal dress were gathered on the walkway and spilled out into the street. Penrys spotted four of the Char family, all but the granddaughter, but there were several other clusters as well.
A few bystanders paused to watch, wary of the unprecedented situation.
A quick scan confirmed it—these were all wizards. Out in the open, confronting Imperial Security in public. Peacefully. She blinked. My, that was fast.
Char Nojuk walked up the steps to join them. He gave the two chained wizards a jaundiced look, and they backed up nervously, but he otherwise ignored them. He spared a brief
