Chapter Five
Oliver Tullen’s offices were situated near the centre of Irbel’s capital city, Iving. It was a long way to go from the realm’s southern border with Nimdre, but Serena felt the importance of consulting him at once. She required his approval and advice regarding Iyamar, as soon as possible. Moreover, their surveillance of Halavere had ended in failure, and she was unsure how to proceed. The key, if it was a key, was probably stashed away in some far-off Lokant Library by now. It was impossible to follow; there were many Libraries, as far as anybody in the Seven knew, and they were situated way off-world. Nobody save another Lokant could hope to follow them there. A report would have to be submitted to the LHITB, and beyond that, Serena and her team were at a loose end.
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