Chapter 338

• We gave them space, leaving Sofia and Laura to adjust to their magic in peace. Meanwhile, the rest of us found our own ways to prepare for what lay ahead. With both women newly awakened to their magical abilities, there was no time to waste idling.
• Leonardo went to track down Dante, who had spent the morning reinforcing the borders and searching for signs of rogue activity. Noemi and Graziana accompanied him, their bond with their older half-brother strengthening with every passing day. I often wondered if they stood by him because he was now their High Lord or because he was a tether to something familiar in an otherwise alien world.
• Enrico and Emiliano, on the other hand, set out to contact Attilio and Lavinia. Both carried a high probability of having developed magic as well. Despite their opposing elemental natures, Enrico and Emiliano had developed an easy camaraderie that Leonardo and Carlo could only dream of achieving.