Chapter Nine.
Lucias stepped inside his tiny apartment for the last time. He moved toward the mattress he had slept on, moving the covers back and grabbing the old bed spring, which he had taken from ‘her’ bed, the day he left the interspecies school. Grabbing his treasure chest, he placed that most treasured possession inside before closing and locking the lid with a low sigh. Lucia threw the duffel bag he had packed with his meagre belongings, singing it over his shoulder. He had three hours of the cloaking spell left. It would afford him time to head south, although not enough time to get out of the Human quarter of Neutraliss. However, by the time he lost his cloaking spell, it would be dark, and he hoped that would work in his favour. He placed an envelope containing rent in lieu of
