CHAPTER 4
"So, what happens now?" Macey asked. "You said you were going to lead us down some kind of path?"
The daimon sighed. "I was speaking figuratively. I have no idea what actual path to take here."
"I thought this was your home?" Jared asked, eyeing his cuffs in disgust.
"It is, but it doesn't usually look like this. There are... less people. A lot less people. None at all, to be precise."
"Then where do they all come from?"
Luc shrugged. "The magic of this place is ancient, and I don't think anyone knows how it works. I just hope it takes them all away once you're gone. I like my solitude." He gestured towards the space where the people had been before and seemed to have reappeared.
Macey scowled. That was somewhat inconvenient. At least it meant it wasn’t actually her test.
