Thopters

     A shadow fell over him, and he looked up to find Lavinia frowning at him from under her hood.

          "You're not very attentive," she said.

          "And you're late."

          "Had to wait until we got above the spy-thopters." She sat next to him, pulling her coat tighter. "Usually the clouds keep them blind to anything in the air. Inconvenient day for it to be clear."

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 Now the new Azorius thopters were an added threat, but they were mostly concentrated around New Prahv, and hampered by the endless rain. Vraska had always loved the autumn rains. They made it even easier to disappear.

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The Gathering Storm, Chapter 6