Chapter 15
white eye gazes down
people scurry, hurry home
lives change, stay the same
The elevator waited, Zeddie smiling, but Viv was nowhere in the hall. I waved to Zeddie and indicated I’d be taking the stairs. No way did I want to leave Viv on her own and I could only assume she’d decided to walk off some of her steam. I finally caught up with her in the street, lips drawn tight, foot tapping impatiently.
“Blossoming?” I asked.
“No. I promised the Arch-mage I’d do something for him today. Promise me you’ll wait? We’ll take care of everything tomorrow, I swear – but I need you to wait for me. Deal?”
I hesitated, saw sparks start to fly off of her. “Yes,” I acquiesced reluctantly. “I’ll wait. One day. That’s all.”
“Okay.” She looked relieved. Keyed up, but no longer worried. I re
