A handful of guards and a couple of priests retrieved what was left of the bodies. Among the rocks were pieces of clothes and ornaments, identifying them as some missing men from the city. Sekani, a bundle of bones slung over his shoulder, scowled at Fadil and me. “If you see Kaden or his lady friend, tell them to find me. Kaden can shirk his duties all he wants as long as he’s fine.”
Fadil’s hands fisted beside him. “You don’t think he’s…” Worry was eating him; I resolved to search for Kaden that night, even though it meant breaking into the guard barracks to scent Kaden’s possessions.
When night came, I wandered the city, nose in the air. I did not have to break into the barracks; Sekani lead Fadil and me inside to check and see if he had touched his trunk. My mind was only half on the
