He trooped toward them, hands in his pockets. When he stopped next to Micah, his heavy expression was gone, replaced by his usual grin. "Kately! I hear Fethillen tried to kill you."

She stashed the dagger in her cargo pocket and shrugged. "Yeah. It's kind of a blur."

"Rumor is you tried to save the Father of Shadows."

Micah chortled. "Seriously?"

"I didn't try to save him, just-" But she had. Sort of. "I don't know."

He patted her on the shoulder. ...