“The wand carried a spell that paralyzed the target in a kind of stasis, a forensic sorcerer’s tool of arrest and self-defense. Sebastien had always presumed, with-he now understood-inadequate evidence-that it left the target insensible. He wished it so now.”
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“She wondered when she had moved from mere conspiracy to treason.”
“Another small victory. Pile enough of them together and they became like bricks in the wall.”
“His laugh came forth as a voiceless sob.”