Chapter Twenty-Eight
Allies
Fortune remained by the window, staring out from behind the curtain at the new guards trading watches on the parapet above the compound’s walls. It was dark, and all the residents had been ordered indoors or else face permanent expulsion.
“Fortune, get away from there before someone spots you!” Tory hissed from the kitchen.
“What are they going to do? Arrest me for spying?” he retorted, but dropped the curtain back in place anyway and took a seat next to the fire. He tried to get comfortable, but failed. Giving a little growl, he reached down inside his pants and untied the short length of rope keeping his tail wrapped around his waist. With the appendage freed, he gave a sigh of relief.
“How much longer do you think we can stay here?” Tory walked over to c
