Reasons are easy to come by, Zera had said. It’s wisdom that creates the true challenge. What was wisdom? More magic. More people. And if the first could be achieved only at the cost of my conscience … More people. I stared at the figurines on the table as that little seedling of a thought exploded in my mind, growing roots and branches in less than the time it took to gasp. Empty stretches on the map. Entire islands left unaccounted for— ‘Em?’ Lyn’s voice reached me from ages away. ‘Humans.’ It fell from my lips like the answer to a prayer. ‘The human isles. Is there any particular reason we
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