Katelina woke the next evening to someone pounding on the door. She reached for Jorick, but he jerked out of bed, slid locks aside, and yanked it open. "What in the hell do you want?"

Katelina cringed back into the blankets, imagining Wolfe, or one of the other Scharfrichter come to drag them to the dungeon. Micah's voice came as a shock.

"Tell that lazy bitch to get up. We have training."

The slam of the door cut him off.

"He's joking, right? The sun ...