Synizn Explains

"How did you know what Malachi told us? And how did you track us down to this place?" "Almost all dragons have a natural ability to perform magic. I lost that natural ability when I became a werebear, but after long study and much hard work I managed to become a mage once more. Thus I was able to make use of the powers of the magical ring that Malachi gave you. You may have realised that you had no need of it to make yourself understood - unlike your friend with her fox's head, whose trinket really does fulfil its ostensible purpose. No, your ring was what Malachi and I used to use to keep in touch. Once she gave it to you, I was able to hear everything said in your presence. That was the insurance policy if for any reason you failed to come to me as planned."

"I see," Fred said, inwardly fuming at how he and Astra had been duped. "But why can't you get the Crystallic back yourself? After all, that should be easy enough for someone with enough magic power to slip into a building full of demifoxes, free Astra and get her out of the building, all without being detected." "I'm not going to tell you how I did that. Mages like to keep their secrets. Suffice it to say that the procedure I followed would not work in the case of the Crystallic." "But how can I get the Crystallic for you?" Fred asked. "Not only do I not know where it is, nor how to get past the defences that Ringroot must surely have in place, but I can't even escape from this room."

1. "I can tell you precisely where the Crystallic is. And none of the other obstacles need be insuperable, as I shall explain."

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