27 We were back in the United States, at the house where I first encountered Adrien. As much time as I had spent under this roof, it felt new and strange to me. I spent a lot of my time wandering and taking it all in. It had been a week. The house felt empty with only Adrien, Remmy, a small staff, and myself. The trap on Adrien, Remmy and Suvan was never sprung. They halted as soon as Adrien received a call that I had left the house. Jacob had squealed on me and I had never been so happy about it. Adrien had left immediately, using his wings to bring him to where I was in Scotland, which contributed to his exhaustion. Remmy and Suvan had started a more traditional route of travel back to the Italy house, but Suvan had split off in India somewhere. During a layover, he had talked to Remm

