Chapter Ten
Talon
Talon still felt tired. He’d tossed and turned all night. His wings had woken him. He’d tried to keep them retracted, but it had been impossible. While he’d lain awake in pain, he’d thought of Lacey and the way she’d caressed his feather. Majestic. What did she know? She didn’t have to live with them.
Standing in the empty corridor, he knocked on Lacey’s door for the second time, louder than before. She didn’t answer. He tried the door and it swung open. The room was empty. Where was she? After a quick look in the two trunks and finding nothing out of the ordinary, he headed off to search for her. He didn’t get far before he was stopped by a boy holding out what he guessed was a summons from his father.
“What does he want now?”
The boy took a hurried step back at his
