[Meriath — Trade city to the west — Day 14]
Two days of travel.
Alex and Raven alone — the rest of the team with Viktor, the boy with his new name learning Imperial City.
Meriath was neither Veltharr nor Imperial City.
No elaborate walls. No Temple symbol on the central tower because there was no central tower.
Just gray stone streets and merchants and the constant noise of a city that exists for trade.
"No visible Temple presence," said Raven as they entered.
"Visible," repeated Alex.
"Correct." Raven scanning the perimeter. "No visible presence."
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The coordinates led to an inn in the southern district.
Not the most discreet.
Seraph at a table in the back.
Alone.
Then not alone — because the person next to her was so completely ordinary in appearance that Alex took a second to separate her from the inn's background.
