CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Lusio’s lips were so tight that Tegan gave me a look that told me not to bother the tense man with questions. I took up the other high-backed seat on the opposite side of the hearth while Tegan positioned himself at the fire. He draped his arm over the mantel and an uneasy silence fell over us.
The minutes ticked by in such tense quiet until a faint noise came from somewhere deep in the house. All of us tensed and Tegan pushed off from the mantel. I heard footsteps on the carpet of the main hall and twisted around to face the doorway.
Miles made his appearance and at his side was the most shriveled woman I had ever beheld. She was below five feet in height and her being hunched didn’t help her altitude. By my guess, the woman appeared to be well past ninety with s
