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"That, I have no idea about" Gabriel shook his head "It’s not like we’ve seento do with her particular ic The scholars would drool over this"
Leo said, "And the reason we’re not consulting theht," Gabriel said "He’s been here for a week now, doing research Based on what he’s seen, he thinks there is too much division in the archives He wants to keep Ava and Malachi as quiet as possible, at least for now All the elders have their own scholars doing research into the Irina probles or visions that back up their own position" He shrugged "Konrad does And he’s one of theto actively support research that could favor co to support research in favor of restoration"
According to Gabriel, the Irin Council had become fairly evenly divided into two ca compulsion, which would hunt down the Irina and force theuarded retreats "for their own safety and the future of the Irin race"; and restoration, which would petition the most respected Irina to reform the Irina Council so that Irina could come back to public life with full protection
It was rated on his instincts, but the argu off Generations of Irin children had been lost The Irina needed to be protected In fact, some of the most pro-cohters during the Rending They were passionate about the safety of the Irina Passionate about the need for theori And ori threat
On the other hand, many of the elders who supported restoration clearly had no idea just howThey dis out of a myth They claiots, that there was little threat to the Irina They needed to si would sort itself out
Vienna was a city riddled by politics, confused by its own safety, and flush with ined It was lazy and indulgent The city stank of greed
"We should try to get so, and Max is supposed to call around noon"
"Where is Max?"
"I don’t know," Leo said "He e from a contact the last time I talked to hirinned "They asked after you If we’re going to keep your story a secret, we may need to avoid the city You spent one into his offices and Leo, Rhys, and Malachi met with Konrad in Gabriel’s library
"So you are the scribes that nobody and everybody is talking about," Konrad said He was a gruff ht of the world on his stooped shoulders He was barrel-chested and gray-haired, clearly having cut back on the longevity spells after he’d lost hisbut, of all things, a traffic collision while they were on holiday It was a shocking reerous the world could be, even in ordinary times
"I don’t know about that," Malachi said "I’ossip"
"Oh, we eossip, Malachi We call it ‘intelligence’" He lifted the corner of his mouth in what could almost be a smile "I knew your father for a tiether near Jerusaleo"
"Yes, sir"