Mira’s POV

Kael and Cyrus crossed the border within thirty-six hours. The trail was already going cold. The last confirmed sighting of the caster, Maelen of the Hollow Path, had been two days earlier. The camp she left behind was stripped of all materials, but Kael found remnants of energy scorched into the earth. Cyrus identified the sigil left behind. It matched the mark burned into my mind.

Kael crouched over the ground. “She was here.” Cyrus walked the perimeter. “She’s not far. ...