Chapter 26

Torin

"It's only rumors, but some lands up north possess magic powers."

That sounds utterly ridiculous, even when I've just heard it.

But Silas looks at me like it's the truth like this makes so much sense to him. I remain silent, trying to wrap my head around these so-called powers. Magic.

"This—these lands are rare, a resource of sorts, given from nature, from the gods. It isn't easy