Chapter 38
Leo stood in the driveway for several breaths, again unable to move or think. Sanda disappeared around back of the house. Igor was walking back the way they'd come. Even the dog had gone with her, leaving him utterly alone.
A vision of the old women's faces yesterday, dropping their eyes and crossing themselves compulsively as they walked away, sent him into motion. He couldn't stay out on the street, not if even half the people who lived here believed the stories. He walked unsteadily, then more quickly, after Igor.
"I need to get back to the inn," Leo said.
"Have you made your decision, then?" The older man didn't look at Leo or slow his pace.
"I don't have much choice, do I?" Leo said. "I at least have to get out of sight. From what you say and the way everyone's acting,
