Jassyn launched inquiries to his peers pertaining to the compulsive magic, asking offhand questions, but few elven-blooded were familiar with King Galaeryn’s power. He found that no one else at Centarya was subjected to it. Nelya informed him their mentor’s rapid deterioration had begun when the council dictated Centarya’s priority be a military operation. At the time, Jassyn was already assigned to Vaelyn. Does his distraught behavior have to do with the threat of the wraith? Thalaesyn’s banishment to Centarya occurred when the academy opened—not long after the creatures emerged. But the
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