Chapter Four
I take a long drink of water. I don't think I can get enough of it in this heat. I certainly feel as if I'm sweating out just as much as I'm putting in. It's a good job Ryan met me before we started coming on digs after all. Then again, he fell in love with me while I was unable to do magic without producing a kitten and facing the prospect of failing out of the academy just because Mum's former best friend had a score to settle.
Rhubarb squirms in my pocket, then pops his head out to look around. A small part of me wants to tell him to get back in there so no one sees him, but the rest of me feels sorry for my kitten. I scoop him out and place him on the blanket between us.
I rip off a piece of bread and hold it out to him.
He c***s his head to the side and studies me.
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