Chapter 28: DemonstrationsWalking towards the gates, I caught up with Conal and Nick, slipping into step beside them. After breaking for lunch, I'd dropped by to visit Nonny and grab a bite to eat, then rushed back to our cottage to mark my skin and twist my hair into a tight braid.
“What do you think Epi's got planned?” Nick asked, matching his stride to my shorter one effortlessly.
I grimaced uneasily - the subject had been on my mind ever since Epi's announcement at the meeting this morning. “I honestly don't know, Nick. Epi never tells me anything until I need to know.”
“And half the time he tells us after we need to know,” Conal agreed cynically.
“Have you seen Marianne and the others?” Nick asked. “They disappeared as soon as the meeting finished.”
I didn't answer. We'd reached
