7
Lorcan stepped outside the door of the house with Roy. The sixteen people who had been shackled in the basement were waiting.
“How did you guys free them?” Lorcan asked.
Roy shrugged. “Not rocket science. I found a few shovels.”
Lorcan nodded. “All right then, you proved me useless.”
“No big deal. You scared Orla to death when you passed out. More earth-shattering to her than my digging out a few loose bricks.”
Lorcan nodded. He went to Orla, but she looked away and walked toward the woman who had spoken English.
“What’s your name?”
“Rose.”
“I’m Orla. And they’re Lorcan, Roy, and Mori. Anyone else in your group speak English?”
Rose shook her head.
“What language do you speak here?” Lorcan asked.
“A forgotten one.”
Orla glanced at Lorcan, and then turned again toward Rose. “W
