Chapter 189

The secret passage, smelling of damp moss and earth, showed no sign of a human hand, and yet it was remarkably tidy.

"A preservation spell."

I examined the mana stones, each the size of a child's head, set into the wall at regular intervals.

They held a considerable amount of mana.

They must have spent an enormous amount of money building this secret passage.

I moved my feet quickly while entertaining that idle thought.

I'd stayed up for two straight days putting the plan together. Once it was finished, Rumdrax and Cho had left to set it into motion.

"You need to rest."

Cho and Rumdrax had both told me so, but I couldn't bring myself to simply lie in bed.

I'd concluded that Julia was behind everything, and I wanted to find proof of it as quickly as possible.

Staying still was difficult, after all. If I stayed still,…