"Home sweet home?" Verchiel asked as Jorick motioned him inside.

"Not anymore. The rent's paid up through January, then the landlord will have to find a new tenant." He watched warily as the redhead and Hectia entered. Once they were inside, he and Katelina followed.

They were in a large kitchen/living room combo with stained blue carpet. There was no furniture, nor books; only an old wall phone stretched across the floor. Two doors sat in the right wall, both open to ...