Chapter 21
SADY DROPPED Loriane back home. She sat in the cabin opposite him, still pale after Tandor’s attack on her. She said she was fine, but a few diamond drops of sweat collected on her upper lip. He deeply regretted having called her into the prison. Deep inside, he’d known that Tandor was crazy and the incident with Loriane only proved it, and he felt terrible about having inflicted this on her; he had not learnt anything new from the exchange.
He made sure he escorted her into the kitchen, where Myra was feeding her baby.
Loriane told her that she’d seen Tandor, and some discussion ensued. Myra seemed cautious, and Loriane frustrated, but the long process of trying to get her to explain what she knew would have to wait until he came home. As it was, one of the prison guards had
