Rion watched as Chloe approached the house. He could tell by her wing beats she was tired. It was late, not long after second sunset, and almost dark.
The jury-rigged landing platform was strong enough for taking off and landing, but he feared it wouldn’t hold someone his size for very long. And since he didn’t have any idea when she would be home, he had chosen to sit on the lip of the doorway instead.
Her feet touched down in the middle of the platform since there was no longer any roof sheltering it. From the look on her face, Rion knew she had spotted him long before her arrival.
“Vadon has already retired for the night,” he told her before she could ask.
Chloe nodded. “I take it Annie is also asleep?”
“She is trying to get Kerr to rest.”
The woman physician nodded, walking
