Silence settled over those leaning in to hear the wizard’s words. The mood had changed and was now serious with the grim matter at hand. Abby couldn’t imagine a place without magic, but she knew how vehemently some wished it. Thomas finally nodded. “Zedd, this time I think you’ve got it right. Sometimes, we must serve the people by not serving them.” The others mumbled their agreement, though, like Abby, it seemed to them a bleak solution.
