Page 35 of Seer Prophet

“Where are you and your husband right now? If you don’t mind my asking?”

“In some kind of secret exit corridor, following Dulgar. We’re looking for an elevator to follow them down to what feels like a water exit.”

“Erm…. why, exactly, Esteemed Bridge?” Balidor asked politely.

“Dulgar sold the List seers,” I said, blunt. “We need to know to whom. It looks like he soldallof them. Revik thinks they’re already gone.”

I felt Balidor frown through the dark link.

“Dubai,” he muttered. “We must assume it is Dubai. Along with the others.”

I heard another cluster of automatic weapon fire.

“All right,” he conceded grudgingly. “Come to the casino when you are finished, Esteemed Sister, if you would be so kind. I will do my utmost to meet you there before the clock runs down on our Elaerian brother being out of his cage.”

I glanced at Revik. “Understood.”

Remembering what I’d seen from the Barrier, I frowned.

“Oh, and FYI. I know you’ve got the audio from our meeting with Dulgar, but I think these Legion guys have more contacts in Hong Kong than he was saying. It might be why our friend from Dubai got here first. Either way, we should try to intercept before he can get them home. We’re not ready to breach a Shadow city yet.”

Feeling a pulse of agreement from Revik, I glanced at him.

I felt Balidor agree with me, too, from the other end of the line.

“You think the Legion of Fire are already full-blown members of his operation?” Balidor asked. “That they have some contract in place with Shadow already?”

“I think it’s likely?” I began.

Wrap it up, wife,Revik sent, pinging me with his light.Discuss this shit later.

Feeling the clock ticking down in hisaleimi, along with his worry about our daughter, I nodded. “‘Dor, I have to go. Help Jon and Maygar, okay? And for the gods’ sakes?don’t let either of them be taken hostage. If the Legion of Fire know what Maygar is, they might know who his mother is. Which means they’ll know Elaerian can reproduce with Sarks. That makes Maygar even more of a target.”

Revik sent me another hard pulse of agreement.

That one contained a tangible worry.

Glancing at him, I fought a smile. He was worried about his son. A few years ago, he would have scoffed at the idea of Maygar in danger.

Revik pushed harder at my light.

“Okay… signing off.” I clicked off the comm as soon as I’d said it.

Revik had just come to an abrupt stop.

He now stared all over a blank section of wall. I watched him run his hands over the outside. At first I just watched him, confused.

Then I could see it, too.

The outlines were faint, but grew more visible the longer I scanned.

“Elevator?” I asked.

He nodded, still scanning with his eyes and light. Straightening from where he’d crouched in front of the featureless panel, he walked to a specific section of the wall and placed his hand flatly against the surface, right about waist-height.

Surprising both of us, the panel let out a low tone.

No security. Nothing apart from the wall’s being invisible.

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