It was hours before the council meeting finally broke up, and my grandmother and I were free to go.
At least the rain had stopped. When we stepped outside, it was late afternoon. The sun was shining brightly, surprisingly hot for how low it was in the west. It was drying up the water droplets that clung to the plants in the gardens across from the hall.
The apple blossom smell was almost gone now, but a hint of it still lingered. Apple butter, perfect for waffles.
I was so hungry.
"I don"t think you will find anything that Nilda missed when you go out to the wilds, but I agree it is a necessary trip," my grandmother said to me. It took me a moment to run back in my mind over the hours of droning council decisions to my declaration to make that journey.
"If I can get Loke to help me, i
