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Or fingerprints, like humans did, with sensors that were much

easier to fool?

Still, seeing the logic to the system didn’t make it any easier to grab

the spit vial—but at least she had lots of pocket options.

This was definitely something that screamed hide it in your boot.

“Anyway,” Fitz said, switching back to verbal conversation as he

closed the tiny door on the teal orb and the override spun away. “I

guess I should let you head home. You probably have training to do.”

She had skipped her morning lesson. But . . . “I can stay a little

longer—unless you’re too wiped from Alvar and want me to go.”

He shook his head. “I don’t want you to go.”

Their eyes met for a second and Sophie commanded her heart not to

do any flips.

But when it came to Fitz, her heart never listened.

He offered her his arm. “Want to search the grounds and make sure

you don’t spot any security gaps?”

“Sounds good.”

They spent the next several hours wandering the property’s

perimeter, searching for anything that might be amiss. And Bo and

Flori split off to do their own checks. But Tarina stayed with them,

and even with her trollish senses on high alert, she couldn’t find

anything concerning. She even had them circle the entire lake and

search several clearings on the other side.

“There really is no trace,” she said, scanning the meadow they were

standing in.

“No trace of what?” Sophie asked.

“Anything.” Tarina spun around to squint at the nearby trees.

“There’s no trace of anything concerning.”

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