Amanzi’s brow ridges lowered. “Tonight?”
“Yes.” Seba dug the switchblade out of its pouch in her silk belt sash. “This knife contains an enchantment that will instantly transport me to the city. We’ll be gone as soon as we’re given leave.”
“Intriguing,” said Amanzi, and she sounded like she meant that. “I’ve never known humans to have such power.”
“I have a . . .” Seba paused. What was Keriya to her? It took a lot of energy to hate someone—far more energy than Seba was willing to devote to the task anymore—but ‘friend’ was too strong a word for her tastes.
“There’s a soldier in our army who can wield arcane magics,” she finished in a somewhat strained voice. “Inhuman arcane magics.”
“Do you have many of those on the continent?”
Seba pursed her lips. “She’s the only one.”
“Hardly,” s
