6
Bee dragged Sage and me across the courtyard toward the right-hand path. I looked over my shoulder. A soft smile shone of Caius’ face before he followed us. The new trail was less than half the width of the main thoroughfare. The buildings on either side of us were small administrative centers of thick walls and chiseled false fronts. The closing of the library had signaled the closing of the offices and so the windows were dark.
I stumbled along and managed to find enough footing to lean forward across Bee at my grandfather. “This doesn’t look so bad.”
His eyes watched the cobblestone ground. “Prepare for a change.”
I frowned. “What ch-ah!”
The smooth stones fell away to rough dirt and rocks. Even the ground dropped a half a foot as we stepped down from the government dist
