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Rynth
For the safety of the people of Chalice: All invocations of a phantom, including encoding of any kind, is forbidden within the cities of Chalice. This war has brought to light a grave error in our judgment as a young nation. Man should hold no sway over the dead. The Book of the Traveler is to be outlawed without royal authorization, and any copies publicly available must be put to the torch.
—From King Liam Winshire’s Royal Decree following the disbandment of the Bearer Corps
The trip to Rynth had left Ashlyn’s mind reeling. What she had watched Cade do in Barnage had shaken her so much she didn’t even remember their arrival. Cade seemed to know where he was going. He had known who Jace Exile was, but she didn’t know any more than that.
The man’s house was not far from the R
