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Firian
Firian forgot to put the windowpane back in after the four of them left the Main the night before. Hopefully that would teach them to put a guard outside. At least the Kepress and her friends seemed impressed by what he could do. That was the main thing. And he’d had a surprisingly fun time outsmarting the soldiers.
They left in the gray of the morning. Fog from the ocean blanketed the city in ghostly white. Cloudy shapes of buildings and, far off, the dark smudge of the city wall made Brithnem magical. He’d never seen a city look so beautiful.
As they walked silently through the mist, the cool, wet fog on his skin energized him. He finally felt alive.
Master Gerand was gone. It was just him and the princess now. His mission had truly begun. If any threat came, he was the on
