Chapter Ten Meikah followed Kellan when he started after Webb’s family, keeping them in sight. “Where will they stay?” Surely the area above the shops didn’t have endless space. “We’ve got spare rooms upstairs for these kinds of problems. They can use one of them. It’ll be cramped, but safe. There’s a room up there for you too.” She glanced at Kellan, certain she’d heard him wrong. “A room? For me?” Kellan chuckled. “You’ll probably need it eventually.” “Why?” She didn’t bother keeping the note of suspicion from her voice. “For when you’re thrown out of home.” “Why would I be thrown out of home?” Her family wouldn’t throw her out. She didn’t do anything worth being thrown out for. Nor did she plan to do anything that drastic. She might want to retreat to Fable after her parents had

