looked empty, but what about shadow artists? What about—


    Talek. That was their last conversation? Kalden had pulled her from the river, and they’d exchanged plenty of notes over the past month. But he was right, they hadn’t really talked since that day.


    It’s easy to fool people,” Relia had told them before. “But convincing them they’ve already been fooled? That’s one of the hardest things in the world.”


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    You’re a fugitive now, she reminded herself. Get used to it.


    Great. They probably had the wrong sign or even the wrong exit. This would be a long night if—


    Oh, shit.