Spar I

Aware of everything and everyone around me in a range of fifty meters, we arrived at the lower levels of Blood Haven within a common room, joined by a couple dozen or so people. Eryth spoke with the student receptionist while Cece and I waited. 

When he returned some minutes later, we were led into a well-furnished room filled with books, wine, and assortments of charcuterie. When the door closed, several runes lit up. They glowed, shimmering with meaning, and in the blink of an eye, the Ether whirled through the room, filling it as though it were a gas chamber. 

Amazed, I made sure to memorize the specific runes to set up in my dorm with Ves.

"You had wanted to speak?" Eyrth said, getting comfortable on the settee. 

I sat beside Cece and nodded. " Yes. But… how much is all this?"