“Probably,” admitted Zorian. “But Kael and the girls are only gone for one day, so it’s hardly a big deal. You could have gone with them, you know?”
“I know. But if there really is rioting during the festival, like you said there might be, I don’t want to leave my house to the looters. It’s… it’s the only thing I have left.”
“Oh…”
“Sorry, perhaps that’s a little too personal.” She smiled. “Is there any particular book you were looking f—”
There was a loud knock on the front door. Imaya and Zorian both raised their eyebrows at each other—apparently neither knew who might be coming for a visit at that time of day. Most people were getting ready to attend the summer festival, joining friends or staking out a spot at one of the official venues. Imaya hurried towards the door to see wh
