Chapter Fifteen
"Freed by Fire"E
ahn despised being left behind, alone, with the human woman and her brats. For lack of anything to do, he sat by the homestead’s single window and stared blankly into the yard. The girl played with Raori's spear. Raori had decreed it not to be touched. Eahn supposed if Raori wanted it left alone, he should have hidden it rather than setting it by the door.
The woman was feeding the baby in the loft. She refused to come down. Eahn felt her disapproving looks through the ceiling. He wished he could put her eyes out.
He saw the dust clouds before the riders reached the house. He had been waiting, knowing to expect this. He opened the door before the newcomers dismounted. His sword was casually propped against the door frame.
"Dias duit," Eahn said formall
