Jorick and Oren arrived some time later and Jorick took Katelina to the restaurant for a late lunch. The atmosphere was tense.

"Have you heard why they won't let us leave?" a thick accented voice asked their dining partner.

"No one will say. Only that details will follow later."

The first slammed a fist on the table. "How much later? I left my coven in the hands of my brother and I need to get back!"

The table on the other side of them was much the same. ...