The rest of our time with Caryn passes in a blur. I vaguely remember promises to keep in touch, a mention of her coming to the capital soon to see how I’ve settled in. I have no memory of actually leaving, and it's hours later when I wake up in the carriage with Varek, the inn so far behind us, it can no longer be seen.
“Did I fall asleep?” I sound halfway there even now, wiping the sleep from my eyes. I look over to Varek and startle to realize that he was sitting next to me instead of across from me this time.
He looks down at me with what might be concern in his eyes, “You didn’t fall asleep until we were back on the road, but you didn’t really seem to be all there while we were preparing to leave either. After talking with Aunt Caryn, I realized I'd gone about this all wrong. I’m s
