Elsewhere, a day after Keane had closed the gate solo, someone entered the Eastern Mage Tower. Being a hooded figure wasn't particularly that mysterious, especially when it wasn't in a group of all hooded figures. Even worse, this figure wasn't hooded.
The man was a mage in his early forties, dressed plainly enough that most people would have mistaken him for a researcher rather than a field practitioner. His robe carried no obvious insignia beyond the small silver emblem of the Eastern School.
The mage had requested access to several records from Keane's examination some time earlier. The official reason was simple enough, he wanted to review an unusual case.
