Choryl crept into the city, careful not to alert the guards of his presence. He had come with one specific goal in mind, and he wasn’t going to let some tired gatekeeper get in his way. Before him lay the exquisite home of Miss Camille Providence, daughter of Lura and Sandren.

In this house lay his objective: an amulet, given to Camille on her 16th birthday by her mother Lura.

Choryl didn’t want it for its value, nor for its visual appeal… He wanted it specifically because it belonged to Camille. It would be useful to him later.

He’d been planning his attack against Lura ever since she cast him out of his home, and this would be the final act that would eventually seal her fate. The amulet would wield more power over Lura than any act of magic ever could, because it belonged to her daughter.

With the amulet, Choryl could convince Lura of Camille’s kidnapping, forcing her to come peacefully to negotiate for her daughter’s return.

And then Choryl would strike.