CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR
AftermathKatie stared at the gaping hole where Julien's ceiling used to be. “How could they attack your house?” asked Katie. “John said our houses were off limits.”
“That's true much of the time, but it is not an absolute.” Julien unwrapped the second layer of his bandage. “Pentoss. I hope you have told these people the whole truth.”
“I have, I told them.”
“You told them the thing we tell all the young ones, right?” Julien said, another layer of bloody bandage unwrapped around his hand. “That while the ancient is being rebirthed, their homes are filled with inherent protection. That's true. But I have lived in this house less than a year. I am a fully activated adult warrior. There is no inherent protection built up here. Unless I want to put Rageto magic charms on
