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Nothing But the Sky

Dorial left the library and flew first to the luthier’s shop on the edge of the main island. When he went inside to inquire, the luthier said he’d seen no one who fit the description. Next Dorial flew to the gemstone dealer in the district where the wealthiest merchants lived, and he asked the dealer the same questions, to no avail. Dorial let Scourge take to the sky while he considered the problem. If she already owned a gemstone, where would she go?

If the story was intended as a clue, Dorial saw three possible hints.
Blood Reckonings

Beatriz reached into the chest and plucked a single feather from its depths. Its quill was impossibly white, but its barbs were singed and melted, as if they'd been held in a candle flame. Though the feather was half the length of her hand, it felt as heavy as a cannonball. As Beatriz cradled it in her palm, she smelled scorched vellum; tasted ink and ashes.

"I'll say this for you, Beatriz," Aziz said as he followed her past a stone angel clutching a scythe. "You take us to the nicest places."
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