Over the next few days, Aegis watched Sylceris.
Between classes, during meals, in the gaps between lectures, she kept track. Who Sylceris talked to. Where she went. How long she lingered after a conversation and with whom.
The girl was careful. She never spoke to the same person twice in a row, never stayed in one spot for too long, and never, ever looked nervous. Whatever training the Umbral Blade put their people through, it included how to blend in. If Aegis hadn't already known what she was, she might not have noticed anything at all.
[But I do know. And now I need to figure out who else is with her.]
Which brought her to the twins.
She found Kai'Lin and Mei'Lin in one of the training ground gazebos during a break between classes. Kai'Lin was sharpening a short sword and Mei'Lin was lying on the bench with her head in Kai'Lin's lap, eyes closed. They both perked up when Aegis approached, Kai'Lin's ears twitching and Mei'Lin cracking one eye open.
