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"Did you see theone by the time I did my sweep The crossbow must have been hidden somewhere nearby"

"Crossbow?" Onora asked Janco

"Of course a crossbo else could they have shattered the glass from a distance? It had to be a bolt"

It ht before the walls exploded "I think it was ht you checked," Janco said

"I did" He’d not only circled the building, but touched the glass walls to ensure no ical alarms had been installed

"It was a booby trap," Yelena said, pushing up to her elbow

"Then what set it off?" Janco asked

She gazed at the fire as if in thought "There was a piece of parchlass started cracking It ical booby trap?" Janco cursed "Oh, that’s just wonderful The ic, the e on the paper?"

"I didn’t have time to look," Yelena said "It’s probably still there"

Janco sprang to his feet "I’ll get it" He crunched through the debris Cracks and pops e After a few minutes, he returned with the folded note and a murderous expression on his face

Janco handed it to Valek "Read it"

Valek unfolded the parchment One word had been written in black ink

"Gotcha"

Fury burned in his chest Oould pay for this little stunt the next time Valek encountered him And he wouldn’t alloen to catch hi the er Not even with a note

"Let me see" Yelena held out her hand Small cuts crisscrossed her knuckles

He passed it to her

She huffed "Typical Owen"

"How do you knoen?" Onora asked

"He’s the only one of the icians who can set a trap like this," Yelena explained "Rika is liical illusions, and Tyen can only move objects"

"What else can Owen do?" She poured hot water into a teacup and gave it to Yelena

Valek approved of her question One of the lessons of being an assassin was to know everything possible about your mark