Darkness Unmasked(114)

He shrugged. "There are humans we cannot read."

 

"You said it was rare."

 

"It is. We just seem to be coming across more of them than usual."

 

"So she is human?"

 

"Yes." He glanced at me. "Why?"

 

"Because there was something about her that didn't feel right."

 

"Well, given she was exiting a storage locker containing a sorceress's transport gate, it is very possible she is either in league with said sorceress, or the sorceress herself."

 

"It can't be the latter." I watched the taxi's blinker come on as it readied to pull away from the curb.

 

"Why not?"

 

"Because she didn't have the same build as Lauren Macintyre."

 

"I cannot see—"

 

"Face-shifters can change only their facial shape, not their bodies."

 

"That does not mean there cannot be those who are able to do a full-body shift."

 

"If there is, I've never heard of them." As the taxi pulled into the traffic, I added, "I'm going to follow her."

 

"Be careful."