Jon was having trouble sleeping again. There was a lantern lit in the sitting room, where Hellin’s shadow was visible as she sat waiting up for Doctor Blackfeather to return. Jon could see her silhouette clearly though his tent wall … Continued
Kara dashed around one corner and another, mentally cursing her terrible luck. The boy behind her was not losing ground. His nice clothes were quite dust covered and his hair was coming loose, but he was not giving up. Kara … Continued
The next day nearly all the children had excuses for why they wanted to go into town. Hellin regarded them at breakfast with an amused but cynical eye. “If I didn’t know better, I’d think you were all plotting something.” … Continued