![]() ![]() "It's called the Magnus effect," he said. He dropped the coin in Simon's hand and smiled, a blazing rebel's smile, his eyes as gold as newly discovered treasure. ![]() Magnus snapped his fingers, and the coin zigzagged in the air and returned to them as Simon stared, feeling like he was seeing magic for the first time. It goes somewhere you would never have expected." Then suddenly, for no reason you can see. You think you know exactly what path it will take and where it will end up. "There's a scientific phenomenon to describe something that happens when an object is in motion. Simon could see the falling coin, still touched with blue fire, going beyond the limits of the Academy grounds. Then Magnus threw the coin off the tower, into the night wind. ![]() Blue lines of magic seemed to spring from his rings, a tiny storm rising in Magnus's palm and catching the coin in a net of lightning. Magnus flipped the coin over and under his fingers, the circle of metal moving faster and faster. He seemed to sense Simon's disappointment and take pity on him, because he added: "Here's one." ![]() "Magnus Bane felt right for a lot of reasons," Magnus said, which was not really an answer. "Is there any reason why 'Magnus Bane' was the one that felt right?" ![]()
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