Speckarin raised his arms to quiet them. “You ask something I know little about. I’ll tell you what I do know. On one hand, I wish I knew more, as do you. But on the other, I understand that simply having the knowledge places one in jeopardy. You saw the results of that here.”

    The crowd was dead silent as he went on. “I only know what Hut told me and you all have heard from Gilin and Talli. The ghastly creatures who attacked tonight—gronoms—have a single function in life: to pursue and capture any kirin with a particular knowledge. Gilin, Talli, and Reydel have it. From the time they received it, whatever it is, they’ve been hunted day and night. Reydel and Gilin were caught and made invisib...

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