"Nope, not at all. That must be tied into why they can't be mages either, since all that's connected to the Fade. And yeah, Rachette -I think it was Rachette- seemed pretty freaked out. Demons emerging from rifts is one thing, but suddenly seeing them like this has to be a whole new level of weird."

Mention of demons has her frowning sharply all over again. "That explains the fear demon I saw, lingering near dwarven merchants stuck here because of this. Probably leeching off them like all the other kinds do when they find people they like."