Chapter Thirty-Seven
Inshogi’s Story
Huldar woke to Andel’s light shake.
“Get dressed,” she said. “Dinner’s ready.” I’ll meet you down there. The door closed and she started down the stairs. Oh, and wear something nice? she added.
Something nice?
Her smile found him through the ether. He rolled out of bed and thought about what clothes he’d brought with him. Unlike Casco, he had no permanent residence in Giahn, so most of his belongings remained in storage at the Guild. He wished she’d stayed to help him, and entertained the secret suspicion that she liked to see him struggle with social niceties.
In the end, he chose the blue shirt she said matched his eyes, and a pair of soft, bone-colored leather trousers.
Good choice, she said as he entered the dining room.
Although the weather
