Chapter nine
The Call of the BudtimeGeya knows this mock forgetfulness is intended to provoke, so she tries mightily not to let her considerable annoyance show. I asked you if he had some new scheme to fight the Angellus.
Oh, yes! And I already told you if he did, it would be between him and me, and nothing to do with you.
She glances slyly at Geya, to see if her expression will give her feelings away.
The younger Amaranthine keeps her face carefully composed as she declares, I tell you it is, Numen! He has interfered once too often. Don’t blame me if he gets hurt, this time.
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The refugees began to trouble Beaumarais only a few days after Arkady’s departure. A stream of homeless people approached the borders — their numbers increasing each day. Along with their meager remainin
