CHAPTER 38“Let us go, and we won’t cause you any trouble,” Mara said as she stood, nudging the shattered floor lamp out of the way with her foot. Even as the words came out of her mouth, they sounded ineffectual, made seemingly more ridiculous when she stepped forward, and glass crunched under her feet.
“Don’t be in such a hurry to leave,” Tran said. “After all, I built all this for you.” She held out her arms broadly.
Before Mara could respond, Tran turned to the gathered acolytes and ordered, “Find the mother, the one with the pig-thing.” Nodding her head toward Mara, she added, “You’ll probably find her in the room with the one who looks like her. If you find her there, keep them in the room until I tell you otherwise. Understood?”
The man at the front of the group asked, “Which of u
