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{Inside The Projection}
The night dripped slow.
Candles spat smoke, and winds hissed between window panes.
In the corner of a somewhat dark chamber, sat a shirtless Malik.
He was on a woven mat, his legs crossed, golden marks trailing along his spine.
His body steamed faintly, his Aether circulating deep within, pulsing furiously, a beast locked in iron.
There was blood on his lips again.
Malik wiped it off, then reached for the sealed scroll that had been delivered earlier that evening by Basim, the one he had tail Roya.
He peeled it open and began to read:
{Target has further expanded her network.
She now operates under three shifting aliases.
Her new alias is now the Broker.
Leader of a minor information cell based out of Lower Djamrah.
Smuggles Scrolls, maps, and coded documents through student supplies.
Buyers unknown. Confirmed trade with Banu Hayaat and the Kamarjin Faction.
