“Yes,” I replied, wondering where he was going with this. “I figured you had some of the Chosen out plowing the roads.”
A small smile as he turned back toward me. “No. The djinn of the air have blown the snow away, and those of us with the gift of fire have melted the ice from the walkways, so all can walk safely.”
Well, that was handy. But even as I visualized all those djinn out on snow-clearing duty, a suspicion began to grow in my mind. “So, wait — you could’ve cleared the highway for me? Made it so I didn’t have to crawl here for hours and hours and almost get stuck in the snow?”
“Yes,” he replied, then added, “Although I did help you out of that one tight spot in Truchas, did I not?”
That answered one question…but not my others. Shaking my head, I said, “I don’t get it. Why make
