Chapter Nine Mirage LakeLivingstone was easily accessible through Collateral, but even with the aid of a horse it still took almost half a day before Stacy found herself at her destination. She was certain her journey had been longer than it had needed to be simply because she was, as yet, unfamiliar with the many intricacies of the travellers' city. The sun was already beginning to set lighting the sky with its brilliant shades. Reds and oranges fought for dominance over the horizon, their long strokes adding depth to the sparse cloud cover as they burned in the evening's light. If the old rhyme was true, tomorrow would be a pleasant day. She petted Amelia's dusty brown stallion gently as she secured him to the hitching rail. She had been unsure about riding him, especially given Ameli

