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.And perhaps who took it, as that could help us figure out where it is now.I'm open to suggestions," he said, leaning back in his chair.Eliar spoke up then."I don't think Calder would have had the opportunity to take it, but he seems involved with it now.We need to consider that who and where aren't necessarily related, Ki." Keari nodded at this and Eliar went on, "I wonder if they took the Mirror to Bershan.I read the accounts of those who found the Mirrors, and they spoke of a resonance in the Mirrors that vanished when they were removed from the Bloodstones.""What about the Vengalo mystics? I know their lands are far to the south, just beyond the outer border of the Empire, but I’ve read reports that suggests they deal in a kind of power that might be like the Mirrors," Lydia suggested.Eliar and Lydia discussed the two ideas back and forth for a while until Tavis turned his eyes from Fay to his mother and asked, "What about why? You've said that it might depend on who took the Mirror, but what about why they took it? Their purpose might dictate where they took it."Everyone turned to look at Tavis then, surprise and consideration on their faces.He seemed slightly uncomfortable to be the focus of everyone's attention.Fay felt his question pluck at something in her memory, hovering at the edge of her grasp and looked down at the table, frowning."That is something worth thinking about.Astute observation, Tavis," Keari said as Eliar patted Tavis on the shoulder, smiling.Fay felt his presence around her a second before Marcius' voice whispered to her, Come to me, Faylanna.She could hear in his voice that he was calm again.She didn't answer though, unsure of what she might want to say to him.Instead, she thought about what Tavis had said.Again, a memory floated near, closer this time, and she thought she could hear her father's voice telling her to prepare.Her father, who was somehow involved with Marcius, telling her to prepare.Her eyes flew open as understanding came."Iondis!"Everyone stopped speaking and stared at her as her cry sliced through their words.Tavis was back to watching her, but it was Lydia who reached over and put a hand on her arm."Don't worry.You won't have to go there.The Emperor already said that-""No, it's at Iondis.The Mirror.That's why he kept wanting me to go there." The expressions around the table were dubious, except for Tavis, who was frowning."Think about it.Ever since my graduation, my father has been trying to get me to go to back home.Even this stupid petition was aimed at bringing me to Iondis.It didn't makes sense, but I think it has to be because the Mirror is there.Marcius is there."Though Tavis continued to look at her with a frown, the others immediately started arguing with her about how unlikely the idea was that Calder could have stolen the Mirror and gotten it out of the city undetected.She didn't listen.All she could hear was Marcius' voice, and his tone was exultant.Come to me, you know the way, now come to me.I await you, my sweet.She quickly grew impatient with their willful blindness and stubborn refusal to admit she was right.She wanted to leave immediately, now that she knew where to go.She controlled her impatience though, knowing that they would come around to her side, once they looked at the facts.It was Tavis who stopped the discussion.His frown had smoothed away as she had finished her explanation, but now the look in his eyes was a mix of regret, hope and resignation that she didn't understand.He spoke quietly, but they heard him and stopped to listen."I think she's right.It must be there.You didn't see Marcius walk out of Calder's huddled body.She did, and so did I.This connection between the two of them means something."His words jolted her, as if he knew things he couldn't.The others were silent for a long while as she and Tavis looked at each other, then they began to make plans to leave in the morning.After a while, when the plans were in place except for a few details, she excused herself to retire for the night.Tavis' eyes followed her as she walked out of the room.When she woke the next morning, Fay decided she needed to thank Tavis for agreeing with her and helping her to convince the others.She dressed in her tunic and riding skirt, packing her dress away carefully.After making sure her bags were ready, she left her room.She went down the corridor to the room she thought was Tavis' but when she reached it, the door was already slightly open [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]