Chapter Six
Flora and I walked to work together the next morning after working through the awkwardness of sharing a bathroom. It wasn’t pretty, but we managed.
“Did you sleep well? I didn’t hear a peep out of you all night,” Flora said.
“Like a baby,” I said. “All things considered, I’m amazed I didn’t have nightmares.”
“Good, I think you’re gonna need all the energy you can find to get through today,” Flora said.
“Why’s that?” I asked as we rounded the corner of Swiftsage to Crescent Street.
Though we were still a few blocks away from the Messenger, from where I stood, it looked like things had actually settled down in the town square compared to the day prior. Maybe Beau was right about the full moon activating people.
“Council meetings aren’t easy to cover, especially if you don’
