Snippet #2172721

Thunderstruck. Jade's mouth formed a perfect o.

"You must - I .. I've never been to Blixon. That's like, the Crossworld or something, isn't it?" the Tano heir chuckled. She leaned back, touching her chin, the back of her hair, nearly upending Thermometer on her lap. Jade cast a helpless glance at her father. "Right? It's .. "

"Blixon City, yes, it's the Crossworld," Ethan laced his fingers together, settling in closer to the table.

"Never been there before in my life!" Jade chirped.

This was, of course, a lie. Jade was spending almost all of her free periods in Blixon City with Legion Gerasene, learning combat magic and discussing her future. The ex-demon had become a mentor of sorts to the girl, reluctantly, for whatever reason. He was a close friend, a close companion. Jade would shrivel up and die if her parents knew she was spending most of her free time in Blixie, the Crossworld's watering hole.

But looking closer at Cloasse, again, and really looking at her, Jade thought she could remember a dim gray shadow always in the corner, during her sessions with Legion. Oh my God. It's why Cloasse had seemed familiar. It was who Legion would occasionally wave at. Please, please, please, no.

"Anyways!" Jade tried to change the topic. "School! Yeah, school is great. I'm learning just so many .. things."