Selina was now a [lv4] Crow Mage. Though she still fell short of her younger sister Freya, a [lv5] Bone Mage, she was a capable Formal-Rank Transcendent in her own right. Working with Freya and Owen, she had also helped the Shadow Trade Association flourish in Landon City.
In fact, Selina had played an even greater part in the association's growth than Freya, its Saintess. Freya was its figurehead, but she devoted most of her energy to training, much like Mrs. Hilgaf. That was how Freya had become a [lv5] Bone Mage despite the sisters having started at almost the same time.
The association's day-to-day affairs were largely handled by Selina and Owen.
Owen, a rising talent trained by the Nature Church, was accomplished in every respect. But Selina was more gifted still. Experience had sharpened both her judgment and her methods until she handled affairs with practiced skill.
"My lord!" Selina took human form and came to stand solemnly before Green.
Green's face remained expressionless. "What did you find?"
"The ravens I summoned found Ms. Lola," Selina replied. "She's at a Tarot Reading Stall on Bakerland Street."
"A reading stall?" Green frowned. "Did you see the reader? Describe her."
Selina nodded. She had seen Akara from a distance through a raven's eyes. "The reader is a woman under thirty. She's wearing traditional dress from the southeast of the Rune Federation, with a veil covering her face, so I couldn't make out her features. She can make Tarot Cards float in midair. My initial assessment is that it isn't a trick. She should be a Transcendent, but I can't determine her rank."
Green listened with a deepening frown. His sense of foreboding grew stronger.
He fell silent for several minutes. The reader Lola had gone to visit was clearly no