After a day spent practicing her magic, she needed something substantial. Although the curse’s effects hadn’t been too bad, as far as she could tell, she also wasn’t using too much magic. It only promised to get worse, she thought.
Knowing the way, she hit the sidewalk in front of the Exchange building and started walking immediately, expecting Markus to keep pace. Looking around, she took a deep breath of the evening air after having spent all day inside. “So, what’re you doing here for real?” she asked as they walked, setting a brisk pace. “I figure you didn’t find the Exchange just to loiter.”