The night had chewed up sleep like a dog on a favorite toy, and by dawn, I was a frayed wire of exhaustion, but I was done attempting to sleep, as I was dying today, I wanted to see my grandfather first.
Barret's guards followed me like shadows after I left my suite, but I didn't care, not a single one could could take me if if they attacked and tried to drag me back to the packhouse.
I made my way to my old home on the edge of town. It was exactly like I'd remembered it, only now, the garden was a little more overgrown. My grandmother loved to garden. However, she was getting older so she probably wasn't outside much anymore.
I walked up the stairs and over the porch I used to sit on growing up, talking to my friends who no longer meant anything to me. I raised a fist to knock when th
