Rhiann moved stealthily through the streets and approached the inner curtain. Many Magick defenses had been added to the guards. He used the Staff of the West Wind and flew over the wall. He avoided going more than three or four feel above the wall walk to evade the airborne defenses of the inner ward. The opulent homes and edifices were well lit. Many monuments honoring Bailiwick, Yerko, and their associates dotted the area. The most painful for Rhiann was the large statue of John Money, the nefarious Man in Black, which stood precisely on the site of the old statue of Mayard Klarje in the central courtyard near the school. The largest houses now belonged to Bailiwick, Yerko, and High Sheriff Clank. Rhiann avoided contact and silently flew over the inner and then the outer curtain and made his way back to Harmony House.
Iyaca greeted him and said, “You are back so soon.”
Rhiann said, “Anonymity. Nameless. To all but my closest friends it’s what I’ll become. Please refer to me as NET… the Nameless Enchanter of Thynna. I’ll send communiques to the Council of Thynna to warn them about their risky activities. Bailiwick practices dangerous spells. Some of Bailiwick’s efforts creep into my mind. Powerful spells affect all touched by Magick. I fear Bailiwick has summoned arcane forces to Sagain. During the time I was in the grotto with the Bloodstone, the situation in Sagain has only gotten worse. My Uncle Mayard’s fears look evermore as though they’re coming to pass.”
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