Taken

Mage apprentices have been vanishing without a traceNand someone on the Council might be involved. Alex Verus has no evidence, no witnesses, and no suspects. All he knows is that someone is keeping tabs on him. Original.

Benedict Jacka is half-Australian, half-Armenian, and grew up in London. He's worked as a teacher, bouncer, and civil servant, and spends his spare time skating and playing tabletop games. He's currently studying to become a lawyer, on grounds that his life isn't busy enough already.