The feast was indeed over, and the crowds had started to move locations. As such, the hallways were mostly empty and Klaeris force-marched Imogen and myself to the newly constructed amphitheater.

I was holding Imogen's hand still and I gave it a tug to pull us closer together. We bumped shoulders.

"You alright?" I mumbled. "Circumstances being what they are?"

"You mean my heart being outside my body? Or the imminent loss of my magic?" Imogen asked.

I shook my head. ...