Griffin was reading in the front room when Sibyl burst through the door, a look of grim triumph on her face.
"What happened?" Van asked, descending the stairs.
"Everything's alright," she answered with relief. "Though things almost went south pretty fast." Throwing off her coat, Sibyl joined Griffin on the couch; Van followed her in seconds later. "Rey and Darragh were attacked by a group of draugar, and the creature wasn't far behind them."
Van swore, his eyes darting angrily in Griffin's direction. It was no secret that Van blamed him for the mess they were currently in. What he resented even more was having to open his house to Griffin; as soon as they returned from the funhouse the following evening, Sibyl had suggested Griffin be moved to a more secure location. With her house ha
