CHAPTER 17
I opened the door. Sunlight rushed into the tree. I shielded my eyes with the back of my hand, but it was already too late.
“You’re still sleeping?” Zeta pushed me aside, and walked into my home.
I closed the door. The darkness returned. Maybe not putting in windows was the best thing I never did.
A flint was struck. Zeta lit the lantern on the table. “That’s better.”
“For you,” I mumbled.
“Wake up on the wrong side of the bed, did you?” She laughed.
It wasn’t that funny. “I woke up to knocking on my door.”
“It’s after eight,” she said.
“Today’s my day to sleep in,” I protested. Tomorrow would come fast enough. I needed the rest when I could get it.
“Sleep in. Not sleep away,” she said. “Besides, aren’t you going into the keep to visit with Copper?”
I’d thought about
