Ravan struggled to comprehend the conclusion to the conversation he had just closed with the captain as he watched the centurions ride away. How in the world would he manage to scrounge up five hundred pieces by next month? And how would he explain this to Evietta? He wouldn’t explain, he resolved. There was no reason at all for her to know the predicament in which he found himself. But now how would he explain this unexpected, heavily-armed visit to her?
Evietta was no fool. She immediately knew who those men were, and it was clear by the look on Ravan’s face when he entered the kitchen that the conversation had not gone well. However, she wanted details.
“What happened? What did they say?”
Ravan rubbed his face and ran his fingers through his hair as h
