Mallory was relieved to return to Wayholt without running into any problems. She didn’t want to risk Ryan’s health getting lower. As it was, half their party no longer had revives. Half the human members of their party that was. If she counted the companion animals then less than half the party had revives.
Brodie reached the cottage first and knocked on the door. It was opened almost instantly.
The cook’s assistant looked at each of them. “Did you find the bandits?” When they nodded, he asked, “What about my things? Were you able to find the recipe?”
Mallory handed over the hessian bag. “Everything is in there. Including the recipe.”
The cook’s assistant smiled broadly. “Thank you. I’ll copy out the recipe for you.” He took a step backwards. “Did you want to come in while I work on i
