Mallory added each of them to the party, sending Ninette to find Kruth so he could be added before they visited Rodina. Entering the house, Mallory couldn’t help looking at the place where she’d left the two invaders. They were gone. The table that had been in the middle of the room was also gone.
There was now a cluster of chairs at one end in front of a fireplace and at the other was a narrow bench running the width of the room. It contained several plates and bowls with an array of fruit, pies and sweetrolls.
Brodie stopped partway across the room, his attention on the food. “We haven’t had dinner.”
“What were the pancakes?” Callum asked.
“Afternoon tea,” Brodie said.
“You missed the midday meal?” Rodina frowned.
Ryan chuckled. “Not exactly.”
Rodina gestured towards the food. “H
