I don't believe so... I hope I don't offend, but there aren't many of your Tribe that pass through here in the past few years.

We've helped Ion with transporting refugees, but there's very few that actually come to stay in the city.

Then Arntta and I should have no problem dealing with her.

The trick.

The trick...?

There's a technique for dealing with telepaths the Fire Tribe developed. It's called the trick.

It's a method of using elemental magic to make our thoughts much more chaotic. It distorts the feelings she gets from us. In other words, she can't read our minds or make suggestions to us.

It's not something we usually talk about outside the tribe, for obvious reasons.

If she hasn't encountered Fire Tribe before, there's no way she'll get through our mental walls. She can't influence us.

Well, that's wonderful news, then! If you two pose as selling forged identification, she should come out of hiding to contact you.

Any supplies you two need to do that, just ask. Remember! Just turn this device on when her cloak isn't on and she's nearby; she won't be able to reactivate it.

I'll do some charity work in the Lower City. See if I can get any news that can help.

I'll accompany Sky and help with the charity work.

I suppose I'll run by my apartment and-

...

WAIT. THAT'S WHY.

Ha ha! Arntta! Time to go!

MERRIC YOU-

...

He really can run.

...is something wrong?

A card game, years ago. The reason I'm so deep in contract.

I just realized he used his 'trick' to make me lose.

Ha! Serves you right for trying to read his emotions during a game.

Most fennic are not trained enough to really control emotion-reading. He set me up to lose. He knew it going in.

You two really have quite the history.

...you're quite an interesting group. Reminds me of myself when I was younger...