The thought of lingering in Kyansari had panic threatening to stop his heart. He didn’t want to spend a moment longer in the city than necessary. Utterly consumed with thoughts of fleeing the capital, he now regretted not seeking clandestine mending before departing. Exhaling a deep breath, Jassyn relaxed the tension in his shoulders, releasing the hold on his magic, unraveling the mirages obscuring the evidence from the past few days. To conceal his shame, he’d selfishly siphoned Essence into maintaining illusions. His chest hollowed for squandering his power. The other magus would need his
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