Miles wasn’t sure how to feel about all of this. On one hand, he wanted to praise the makers of the arrays that acted as security for this room, sensing that the creator might be the same as the one who created the array system at the harbor. On the other hand, he wasn’t in the best of moods after finding out that demons had infiltrated Earth, and he might be the only one who was aware of it.Expecting a straightforward meeting that turned into a ridiculous standoff might have amused him if it weren’t for all that.He met Zita’s eyes as she shifted several steps away from Farah, finding her expressive eyes practically screaming that nobody had warned her of what was happening. He shook his head and wondered if this was the council leader’s idea or if the three mages, who were far more powerful than her, had pressed for this outcome.Miles examined the three mages who entered the room, as if they were entitled to the world. He had sensed all of them well before he ever stepped close to this building, but he had assumed that they were part of the council and were just particularly strong T4 mages. Apparently, he had been wrong.With the closer look he got and the almost combative stance Farah had, he realized that these were T5 mages, the first that he had seen since he had woken up.If larger mana reserves were all that these T5 mages possessed, he would have been severely disappointed, since it meant little past a certain point. Spells and efficiency mattered more, with most battles decided long before anyone’s reserves ran out. However, he was excited to discover that all three T5 mages had undergone a qualitative change with their mana.Miles’s own mana would be very distinctive if others could sense it, which wasn’t possible since he valued his privacy. But if they could sense it, most would discover that it would feel familiar to them, as if it were their own. It alluded to his proficiency in manipulating raw mana, able (...)