Once the last of the kisses had been claimed and Lysander had finally, grudgingly, muttered something that counted as agreement,Kaelen slipped away long enough to send a message.
He found a quiet corner near the window, drew a thin thread of mana, and shaped the simple communication seal Aliar had taught him weeks earlier. The seal flared once, soft and private, before settling into a steady glow.
Kaelen held his fingers above the center of the seal.
He lowered his finger.
The seal responded to his mana, forming a thin layer of light across its surface.
Aliar had explained that communication seals worked through resonance. The sender fed mana into the seal and imagined the person they wanted to reach. The seal would carry the message through the established connection.
Kaelen had nearly burned through his mana the first time he tried it.
Aliar had laughed for nearly five minutes.
He still hadn't forgiven him for that.
Kaelen smiled faintly at the memory.
The seal pulsed.
