Jace’s blonde hair fell in his face as he walked down the street, his lip slightly swollen and split on one side. He’d spent the last few hours at the gym, boxing with some of the other guys there. Boxing, along with running, was his way of staying in shape and continuing to train while they were stuck in Seattle. He’d been going for almost a week, and until today, he’d avoided any physical damage. Back home, he’d use an iratze to heal him almost instantly, but he wanted to avoid the mundanes questioning him when he went back with a perfectly healed lip in less than 24 hours. It was weird to train with mundanes, but without an Institute, his options on sparring partners was limited, and everyone had a lot going on. He didn’t mind though, it was good experience to train without any help from the runes they typically used.
“Hey, do you know where I can find these ice pack things? Apparently they’re instant and less messy than using actual ice.” Jace asked the first person he saw walking by. He’d heard of people using ice when they got hurt, but he’d never dealt with it, so he had no idea where to go about looking for them. One of the other guys from the gym had suggested it, but he couldn’t exactly ask them where to get one without them thinking something was off about him.








