“We saw them off with Uraj personally. By now they're in Damkarei, probably staying in the castle as guests. They're as safe as can be.” Hawke said it with an air of assuredness that even made me feel better. With all the death and destruction we'd seen in just the last month, I wasn't sure anywhere was truly safe these days.
“Well, that's a load off muh mind,” Char said. A bit of the tension drained from him, as he drained the last dregs of his fourth cup of coffee. “It'll be nice ta see them when we get there, then.”
We lapsed into silence, watching the bonfire dance and twist. There was a question that had been buzzing in my mind for a while, and I saw there wasn't likely going to be a better time to bring it up. I took a sip of what remained of my cold coffee to steel my nerves.
“Ch
