Shadows and Runes by Isla Davon

Author:Isla Davon [Davon, Isla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-11-28T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

After fixing ourselves, Jace and I follow Lucien to Isaiah's office. His words of a possible traitor in the group still ringing in my ears.

But how did he know? How was he so sure? I can tell he's the observant type, his eyes watching as if he were consuming every word and movement, scrutinizing the actions of the people around him and cataloging it away for later. But did he figure it out from just that?

We make our way into the room. Cole, Ilyric, and Lucien are already inside, Isaac probably on the way. I head over toward the desk in Isaiah's office and place the small fragment on the table, remembering that was the purpose of us all being here, originally, anyway.

I glance toward the tiny delicate fragment as I put it on the desk beside the Prismaloct. I’m always amazed by the fragile-looking relic. The small exquisite device couldn’t have been bigger than my two palms, with lightly tinted teal glass and light gold metal used as its main materials.

The main body of the artifact is covered in tinted glass. Eight points form around its perimeter, encasing it in intricate gold, designs of leaves and vines flowing along each point. They then flow down to its base, a small stem of gold, layering each piece into one large trunk as if a small tree were holding the artifact up.

A glimmer works its way around the outside of the glass as I place the fragment beside it, proof of its connected magic.

A shift from my side has me pulled from my thoughts and the old relic.

“You took quite a long time to find something so small.” Ilyric sighs, his brows furrowed in annoyance at the inconvenience and wait.

“Could’ve helped,” adds Cole, an unreadable look on his face.

“I believe she already received a hand.” Lucien smirks, an amused look spreading across his dark features. Jace growls behind me, his glare set on him.

Ilyric's eyes pinch together tighter, a confused look on his face. “And you still took that long?”

Lucien’s smirk grows darker, an amused chuckle falling from his lips as he stares at the bewildered Fae.

I look toward him, cutting straight to the point. “How do you know that there's a traitor here?”

Cole's eyes widen before his face twists in anger, his nostrils flaring as his eyes narrow. One word falls from his lips. “Who?”

A shudder works its way down my back from the cold animosity in that single word.

Ilyric’s eyes flicker between Jace and me, both staring toward Lucien before landing there too. His expression more in disbelief than rage.

Lucien sighs, a look of boredom on his face. “I’ve been observing the group that came here and have listened to all the stories on the attacks and compared them to our own attack.” With this, he looks to Ilyric.

“Doesn't it seem strange? They attacked all the protective spells and communication artifacts when they were attacking, going straight to them first.”

“They knew where they were,” calls Jace, his eyes wide with the realization.

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