He didn’t finish his thought, but Keriya suspected they were no longer talking about her. Just as well; she didn’t like this level of scrutiny on her nonexistent love life.
I can’t have a love life, she reminded herself mulishly. Not until I win this war.
Roxanne sighed. “Looks like all three of us are lost causes. I blame the Aerians.”
“I’ll drink to that,” said Keriya.
“Which reminds me,” said Fletcher. “We should have some food sent to the room. You need to eat and drink. And no arguing!”
So it was that they spent a surprisingly relaxing hour in Keriya’s room. She forced herself to eat under Fletcher’s watchful gaze, and he forced the three of them to talk about things other than the war.
It was hard at first—they were out of practice. The Shadow had dominated their lives for so l
