HE STARED AT ME, WAITING FOR AN ANSWER THAT COULD explain to him what the hell was happening and why I seemingly had magic now. "It's... complicated!"
"Indeed," but the answer didn't come from him, it came from behind us.
We turned at the same time, and I almost jumped scared. I didn't sense someone approaching at all, and I was paying attention to it. And it wasn't just one person, but two. Although I had sensed two more auras inside here, I couldn't feel a thing when I arrived on this floor, except for Cass.