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They broke apart and sat on opposite sides of the table "Happy?" Mara asked, but she still made moon eyes at Leif

Needs! Not fit for coer than the fourteen days it had been since their wedding

"So what’s going on around here?" Leif asked

I filled hiician’s decision not to inform the Council about my immunity

"Bain’s been under a ton of pressure lately With Zitora’s retire potential to reach h not to mention how both those problems were ician in ten years to be strong enough to take the ic, during an experi to harm me, but I should have had more control over my response

"Opal" Leif swatted my arm "Snap out of it Zitora and Pazia ood or bad You didn’t cause Bain’s probleht you couldn’t sniff ic allowed him to smell emotions, read people’s intentions and deter criet this little crinkle between your eyebrohen you’re feeling guilty"

I rubbed the spot with two fingers, s fae "I don’t kno Bain plans to keep ician interacting with me would discover it"

"Unless you claim you have a null shield woven into your clothes for protection No, that won’t work" Leif tugged his shirt down, looking guilty

"Does the Council knoroiled

"No"

"Why not?"

He fiddled with the fabric of his sleeve "The Master Magicians decided to keep it quiet for now Plus the Councilors are protected by icians who can create null shields when needed"

"But wearing shielded clothes would give theaze swept the roo to discover how to graft shields onto fabric and walls You know it’s inevitable, and once the Council finds out, they’ll be upset" An under-statement They would be livid, feel betrayed and be suspicious of Bain and Irys, but if all the Councilors were shielded by Bain’s icians reported everything to Bain "Master Bloodgood’s wading in dangerous waters"

Leif rubbed the back of his neck "I know He says it’s teic can switch people’s souls, Bain is worried another person ht try to take over one of the Councilors’ bodies If they’re shielded all the tiuarding each Councilor, he knows--"

"Everything Theon the Councilors for him" But Zebb hadn’t inforh to keep his bargain with me As for the others, there would be no way to tell