me Brandi Ratcliff dragged Cason to the

e. The guard on the right sneered, his eyes raking over Brandi's tor

guard spat, waving his hand a

and his hand twitched toward his waist, a

d down on his shoulder

She pulled out a single, glowing High-Grade

opened his palm and saw the pure, concentrated magic radiating from

right in!" The guards practically

a woman who had to tear her own clothes for bandag

ve him a freezing side-eye. "Fo

oring the cheap, rowdy taverns. She walked straight to the center of the city, stopping in fron

play of wealth. Crystal chan

e two bloody figures tracking mud onto his import

leather pouch from her pocket and slammed it down onto the wood. The h

the strings and peeked inside.

nal, groveling smile. "Welcome to the

ng through the air. "Send up a tub of boiling water, your

back of her head. The confusion in his mind

a ridiculously lavish suite. Silk curtain

a. She walked over to the window, staring do

d a painted silk screen. They filled it with steaming water, left a pile of folded

"Go scrub the blood off. You

elt a flush of embarrassment, but he forced h

plashing water filled the

complete. Reward: Top-Tier Meditation Room ac

exactly what she needed to stabilize her mag

Cason stepped out fr

isible. His sharp jawline, the straight bridge of his nose, and his deep, dark eyes were striking. The damp black

er throat, a purely physical reaction to his looks. She

ve from the table and tossed it at h

wounds," s

and began rubbing the salve into the angry red skin around hi

was low, barely a whisper, but i

. "I just need you able to walk to

e was starting to und

. When she emerged, she was wearing a simple, elegant white dress. The g

eavy silence settling between them. The on

tomach let out a lou

moothing the front of her dress.