I spent days trying to figure out some kind of pattern to the surveillance, until I admitted that to Weston. The first time I saw them, I stared like a fool until I realized those lights meant danger. Several of the sectors have electricity in the wealthy areas, or so I’ve heard, but the spotlights here are brighter than any candle has ever been-even brighter than the bonfires the towns light to burn their dead. I clutch my father’s old apothecary pack tight under my arm, clinging to the darkness, waiting for an opportunity. Dawn is only an hour off, and sentry spotlights slide along the high stone walls at irregular intervals. At best, it takes me two minutes to scale the wall out of the Royal Sector, but the night is cold, and my fingers are starting to go numb. The hardest part of this job isn’t the stealing. Those with means can purchase their own supply. Moonflower petals are strictly rationed among sectors, and quantities are limited. The only known cure for the fever is an elixir created from dried Moonflower petals, a plant native only to two sectors: Moonlight Plains and Emberridge. *Sometimes called “Traitor’s Landing” after the former king and queen were assassinated by Consul Montague, leaving Harristan and his younger brother, Corrick, in power. Barnard (deceased) Montague Consul Trader’s Landing*Īllisander Sallister Consul Moonlight Plains
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