Chapter 21

• AERA
• I scanned the location. Though there were footprints, it was hard to tell who they belonged to. All residents were accounted for. And nothing had my hackles up. Then I found the Serpions' imprint, more of them this time. But by the time I finished my investigation, I had counted 25 separate markings, along with five neoscorplings travelling with them.
• "Aera," Vlad was jogging over to me. "I think we found the bandits."