Upstairs, they met Baltheir in the utility porch. He gave them quick directions to the bathroom where they could "wash up". Oren shuffled Jorick in first, then Katelina went. Dots of blood stood out on her face and hands. Luckily they didn't show up on her black sweatshirt.

When she exited, Jorick and Oren were already in the front room. Zander paced, hands behind his back, crystal eyes alight. "we did nothing. For more than a hundred years this region has been our home, yet ...