Telepathy 6

It was the Ampryn camp this time.

They stood on ceremony. Avoiding soldiers on drill was like sneaking past a statue. Peek in one mind, learn the patrol schedule, and you could walk right in.

There were more soldiers than he expected—too many for a lowly command post. Someone important was visiting.

That meant more risk. He should return to Alhammarret at once, and try another time.

But it also meant more information, didn’t it?

He peered into a few more soldiers’ minds until he found his new quarry. A general was visiting the front, a grizzled and decorated veteran of the war. The general had brought two squads of elite guards with him, and two of them guarded the door of the general’s tent at all times.

JACE’S ORIGIN: ABSENT MINDS