“Marny!” Jennet called as she caught sight of the big girl in the halls. “Do you know where—”
“No. I have no idea where Tam is this morning, if that’s what you’re asking.”
Jennet’s spirits sank. She had tried messaging him about a hundred times, but could never get through. “I just was hoping that you knew—”
“Look.” Marny crossed her arms. “It’s great that you and Tam are friends and everything. You probably know more about him by now than me, ok? So don’t bug me. Anyway, probably half the Exe is sleeping late. It was a crazy night.”
A chill crawled across Jennet’s skin. “A crazy night? In what way?”
“In a freaky-noises-echoing-around-the-sky-like-a-nightmare way. I should be asleep right now, if I had any sense.”
“Did it sound like… hounds baying and sort of screechy music? A low, d
