Chapter 33: A Kidnapping“You can't hide out in Zaen forever, it's nearly dark. Time to head back to camp,” Acenith announced, coming to stand beside me in the middle of the cobblestoned street and surveying the row of cottages I'd finished repairing. “Avoiding the situation between you and Conal will not improve it.”
I turned to face her, rolling my shoulders to decrease the tension in my muscles, but also taking advantage of the delay to compose a response. If I had my way, I'd hide out here forever to avoid facing Conal. I'd spent most of the day suffering stomach-clenching anxiety whenever a portal opened, bringing our people to work on rebuilding, or returning them to camp at the end of a shift. Each time a portal opened I wondered if Conal would appear. It was a relief when he didn't
