She ignored the stares and reached for her communication device, contacting Vincent Carey, the person she'd been sent to retrieve.
The orders had come directly from the council elders, something that had both surprised and intrigued her.
After all, Vincent Carey is a newcomer, a recent enrollee at the True Elements Society. Typically, the upper echelons didn't concern themselves with new recruits, especially not to the point of sending someone like her, an elder on a personal errand.
"Who is this kid?" she thought, her mind briefly wandering as she considered his potential connections. Maybe he came from an influential background. It wouldn't be the first time someone had used family ties to get ahead.
Yet even with connections, the True Elements Society was ruthless. Only talent survived there.
The connection established, she didn't waste time with pleasantries.
