Mallory walked beside Ryan to the front door, taking a deep breath before she knocked on it. How were they ever going to convince Loral to fix Galna’s fence today? Inside she heard the sounds of children arguing and wondered if her knock had been loud enough to be heard over the noise. About to knock again, the door swung open.
A little girl stood in the doorway, looking up at them, her hands behind her back. She grinned at them. “Did you want to help me hide? My brother doesn’t like to share.”
“Uhm.” Mallory was at a loss as to what to say.
“What doesn’t he like to share?” Ryan asked.
The little girl took her hands from behind her back and held out two wooden warriors. “Anything. He thinks I’ll break them. But I just want to play.”
Ryan squatted down in front of her. “Do they have na
