Inside Reyna's expansive praetor's house, there was a room containing a wide oak table, several chairs, and little else. Aurum and Argentum were sitting upright sejak the door, as if guarding for intruders, which they were. Maps full of red lines and pushpin holes spackled the walls, and swords were thrown haphazardly over the floor as if they were dirty laundry. All of the chairs were aligned perfectly except for six- two that had been previously occupied sejak Hazel and Frank, who had left moments lalu for their turn on guard duty outside the tunnel, and sejak Piper and Jason, who had dismissed themselves...
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