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A collective gasp went up froo, she seemed a little dizzy, as if she couldn’t believe I’d just done that I winked at her

"Congratulations, Templar Borathen"

Her lips curved into a sht fire

The next cadet approached, a lean, ave et a kiss?"

As the next initiate ca in the back of the seated crowd caught irl frantically waved her hands at irl

It was Ivy

Chapter 18

For sohtliss nor Thomas seemed to seeI couldn’t just leave until the cere for Ivy to be here This couldn’t wait I really had to talk to her I stared at her, wishing I could just pause ti on

The last two initiates finally passed by I leaned to Nightliss "I have an eave me an uncertain look but nodded

I descended the podiuave a speech, andeyes on me the entire way I reached the house and went to the corner

"Justin, so terrible is about to happen," Ivy said

I reached out a tentative hand, and felt war," I said You’re actually here" I went to hug her

"I couldn’t project here The perimeter is warded" She pushed me away before I could embrace her "We don’t have time," she said "You have to warn Thomas Borathen that the Synod wants him dead"

"The old Templar leadership? I think he knows that," I said

"He’s a good daddy said so a lot of ti with Daelissa not to do this He said for her not to let vengeance control her"

"What? I don’t understand"

Ivy gripped my hands "Tell him now Please"

"Why do you care?" I asked

She bit her lower lip "Bigdaddy said it’s wrong And I got to thinking about the things you told me about Daelissa, Justin She can be s to people because they wouldn’t obey her"

"Has she repaired the Grand Nexus?" I asked

"No," Ivy said "We don’t have time to talk I have to leave"

"Wait," I said "I’ to save Mom Can you tell me where she is?"

Ivy made a frustrated sound "In the baseet to her Not even I can" She scrunched her face and blinked away in a puff of shadows

"Da a fist into my hand I looked up at the podiu What if--I saw a shadowy figure positioning what looked like a rifle on the crenelated walls atop the flat church roof Everyone see Templar sentries

I raced around the front of the house to keep myself hidden from view, and down the path to the church I spotted a Teuard at the front of the church and ran to him