Chapter Twenty-One
Tag, Ben, and Gideon led the way while Chloe, LeavenHawk, and Jesepiah followed, covered from top to toe by the invisibility cloak.
The alleys were narrow, and people in rags sat against the walls, coughing into their fists. Chloe felt sorry for them—the outcasts who couldn’t find places in Nauriel’s society.
Gideon peered around the corner, keeping himself low. When he was satisfied that the coast was clear, he waved the others onward and they joined the throng of foot traffic heading down the street.
Considering the time of night, Chloe was surprised by how busy the city was until LeavenHawk explained that the city held both types of people, namely, the nocturnal and the diurnal. Chloe trained her eyes and could see strange creatures out and about. Some had elongat
