Chapter 10
“WHOA.” I STOPPED IN the foyer and stared all around me. Now this was what I assumed a building would look like if the creators had all the magic in the world. I didn’t care that I was gaping. I stepped back, looking up at the ceiling, down at the floor, on the walls and the space between. I had no real words to describe what I saw, only that I was awed. I couldn’t speak.
There was nothing quaint about the Council’s building. It was filled with imposing statues, a gold water fountain, twenty-foot ceilings and mirrors everywhere. And I was pretty sure, this was just the foyer. There was more. I knew there would be. Part of me was curious to see just how much more, to see just what the magic could do.
“Yes, it is impressive, isn’t it?” Mallory asked, arms crossed casually over
