Chapter 105
Under any other circumstances, John might have been amused by making the same trip with so many different arrangements. Driving his hired Audi, riding in the back, sitting beside Branwen while she drove. Now he rode in the passenger side of Hugh’s Vauxhall, wondering when he’d feel relaxed enough to be amused about anything again.
John knew he had to start talking. He had to talk to someone he could see and feel and touch out here in the world. Doubts about what happened in the cave—and inside his mind—were creeping in around his edges, but he wasn’t ready to face that just yet.
He had to clear his head before dealing with Faolin.
“I’ll ask the obvious question and get it out of the way,” he finally said. “What the hell happened back there?”
“I don’t even know where to sta
