Despite the conclusion Caelum had reached, he made no move to attack Sylas.
The Gold continued toward the gates at the same measured pace as before, neither slowing nor accelerating as the failed Madness Candidates threw themselves in his path. His three Silvers followed without questioning him, and from a distance it almost looked as though the two groups had never noticed one another at all.
**
Cheri didn't share that impression.
By now, the tension in her face had become impossible to hide, and every few seconds her eyes shifted toward the four figures drawing closer to their path. Sylas hadn't asked her a single question since she identified them, and judging from the lack of reaction in his expression, she wasn't even certain he cared about what she had already told him.
Fanelei was considerably more curious.
"I've heard about Legacy plenty of times, but I never had much reason to look into them." She glanced toward Cheri. "Are those four really that dangerous?"
