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I took Nightliss aside before things got underway and asked her, "Are you sure you’re up to being the new Divinity--err Clarion? You don’t look like you’re back to full strength yet"

"I’ my arm with a dainty hand "It isn’t easy, but I need this I need to feel useful"

"Have you reel abilities?" At this point I was desperate toI couldn’t count on

"I only kno I feel when I want so to happen," she said "I don’t kno to teach it"

"You need to figure it out," I said, a little testily "If you hadn’t noticed, I need the help" I looked away and sighed Met her eyes again "Just try It’s all I ask"

"Please don’t be angry, Justin," she said "I will do my best How, exactly, I do not know"

"At this point, anything would be useful" I ran a hand downhts and injuries "When?"

"I will ainstyou need is locked in your heart, Justin Youon Elyssa’s shock scrolls certainly wasn’t the answer I needed Neither aiting until I was in a dangerous situation and relying on instinct "I’ll be by soon," I said "This can’t wait any longer"

Tho to order a few ating the criical protection hadn’t been enough to prevent part of the sanctuary froiven initiates their "gifts" and then wiped their minds of the entire incident, was in ruins

"The ree of cleanup said "We believe this was a suicide mission from the start They each planned to fire a round into a commander, and then blow the church We believe the destruction of the chapel was intentional Probably a e from Daelissa"

Thomas frowned "Comb the ruins I want to knoho these assassins were"

"I’ h, lieutenant," Thoes"

"The bodies were all but vaporized, sir," thea little nervous now "The bon It charred tissue and blood to ash Therefor the healers to find The perpetrators weren’t wearing arale ar it easier to destroy all forensic evidence"

I shuddered at the thought someone’s body parts reduced to ain, Daelissa ht have controlled them somehow

The arcphone in a case on the lieutenant’s side buzzed He flicked on the screen and looked at it for a "

"What is it?" Thoedto a hue fro man with brown hair "This is what the h our records to see if there’s aelse?" Thorew pensive "I’e of a yellowed tooth popped froht give us cause for concern

The tooth was quite clearly a varippedat the Grotto between the leaders ht ere ju," I said "But in this case, I think you’re spot on"

"Commander, we have more information," Elyssa said to her father She told hi and the attendees

"What an unholy alliance," Christian Salazar said, lips peeled back in a griade Templars, Vampires, and possibly Arcanes?"

"If Cyphanis wins the Arcanus Pri what he’ll direct the Arcane Council to do," said one of the other commanders

"The council doesn’t have nearly the kind of control over Arcanes that the Red Syndicate has over vampires," Thomas said

"If they declare us outlaws, it won’t exactly be helpful," Christian said