She joined him and they walked awhile in the garden, Karne telling her about the night of the rising star and the timing of the attempt to reach the Lords of the Sun. She was greatly interested and added up in her mind the number of days left. Not many. She was glad.
As they walked she was tempted several times to tell Karne about Wardyke but she knew that if she did the boy would go crazy with rage and probably rush off to attack the man. Karne would not stand a chance against the giant magician, and she could not bear him to be hurt or killed.
None of them knew quite what to expect from the Lords of the Sun, but Karne, Kyra and Fern certainly expected the situation to be resolved immediately. If pressed, they might have admitted to expecting a sudden thunderbolt to remove Wardyke drama
