Chapter 20Kallan watched the sun set beyond the river from the outermost ends of Gunir in the farthest backstreets of the warrens. There, looking down from a low hanging rooftop, she found what she had been looking for. Streets of abandoned buildings and dilapidated shacks left to the hungry and homeless.
From a distance, Kallan watched as the starved and lost children tucked themselves into whatever crevices they could find, with whatever garbage they could muster for blankets. Most had settled down for the night. Only a handful of them still cried. The chill in the air bit cold and Kallan hugged herself tighter.
I will wait until the crying stops.
Daylight drained from the earth and another two hours slipped by. Rune's warriors ended their search. The spell would wear off soon and, an
