"The detection spells," Sylvara said. "How do we bypass them?"
"You don't bypass them," Cassius said simply. "You go through official channels. The wards are designed to catch infiltrators who sneak through—they don't trigger for people who enter legitimately through the checkpoint. As long as you're registered in the official log and vouched for by a guard, the wards read you as authorized and ignore you completely."
"You're going to vouch for us," Satou said.
"Exactly. I'm on duty tonight with another guard named Marcus Thorne. He's lazy, greedy, and more interested in getting through his shift without trouble than in actually doing his job properly. I've spent the past week building a relationship with him specifically for tonight."
"Relationship?" Sylvara asked.
