23
Tangled Webs
Peter woke up, trembling with cold under his blanket. Sunlight flowed into the attic from the small window. He felt disoriented, split in half. He had to go back. He had to help Lioba.
Then he took in his surroundings, and he closed his eyes in despair. Today was the hearing, and Effie was in jail.
He clutched his blanket to pull himself up when he saw Cune’s empty bed on the other side of the room. He had overslept again. Quickly, he pulled on his clothes and went downstairs.
Master Nowak was already at the door. “We need to go.”
“Sorry,” Peter mumbled as he followed him onto the street. “Where is the hearing?”
“In the house next to the church where the guild elders usually meet.” Master Nowak glanced at Peter as if to see whether he is paying attention. “The town e
