Summary

The protagonists arrive at the London Sanctuary, Kell's old magic school. Kell uses the black stone to bind his life to Rhy's and save him. It works, and they now have matching marks branded on their chests. The spell is a “soul seal,” ensuring that as long as one lives, so will the other. Kell finds himself unable to let go of the black stone. Kell's old teacher Master Tieren enters and guides them to some tunnels they can use to escape without drawing notice. Kell and Lila argue over her level involvement in the next part of the plan. They will need to go to White London and get the other half of the stone, and Lila says she will handle Astrid Dane. Tieren tells Kell that Lila has some magic in her. Tieren also notices that Lila has one...