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“Is it possible?” Tarquin asks Ashur in mock horror. He doesn’t seem overly concerned about the Divine’s romantic inclinations.

Ashur shoots you a quick glance under the brim of his hat, then directs a far less amused one at Tarquin. “It’s getting rapidly less likely,” he says, earning himself an equally pointed eye roll in response. Clearly an inside joke of some sort.

You wonder whether the Divine knows about the Shadow Dragons and what he thinks of them if he does. He’d probably approve, you think.

Be that as it may, the latest gossip on the Divine and his boyfriend isn’t getting you any closer to Neve. Evidently, you won’t find what you need in the Minrathous Mirror.

• To give the Morning Scroll a chance, turn to page 34.
• To go for the Imperium Secret instead, turn to page 36.
• To try something else, turn to page 38.