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“It all depends on what resources he has access to.”

“I think it’s safe to assume the Neverseen will acquire anything he

needs,” Magnate Leto told her.

“Probably. Cad was always a bragger. I’m sure he’s convinced them

he’s an expert on everything. I’ll have to talk to my father—and I’ll tell

him to send over some voracillius when I do. That’s how you get rid of

ethreium.” She pointed to the pink glow on Sophie’s chest, which was

already fading. “Mind you, I think an epic round of skin melting

sounds like something we could all use right now. But if you’re not

with me on that, all you need to do is spread some voracillius on there

and let them gobble up the ethreium like candy. Then you just wash it

away.”

“We should probably sweep the campus,” Magnate Leto added.

“Make sure the ethreium hasn’t spread.”

“I’ll ask Lady Cadence to send over more reveldust,” Elwin said,

heading for his office.

“Have her send enough to cover Havenfield, too,” Grady called after

him.

“And Everglen,” Alden added. “And we should probably dust

everywhere Sophie’s recently been.”

Tam barked a sharp laugh. “Then add my parents’ house to the list!

We went to Choralmere after we found Alvar—and my dad is going to

freak when he finds out you’re going to sprinkle ogre spores all over

his precious stuff. Can I please be there when you do it?”

His smile was downright wicked—and Sophie didn’t blame him one

bit.

Quan and Mai Song weren’t as horrible as Keefe’s parents—but

they ran a close second. They’d chosen to protect their reputations

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