THE SOUTHERN KEEP'S COURTYARD WAS tiny in comparison to the castles. Otherwise they looked quite similar, like the Keep was a smaller imitation of the castle. Loushka landed with a heavy thud and the others dropped around us. Leseach, Ignatius, and Rashid stood waiting for us.

'Leseach,' I said in surprise. 'When did you get here?'

Sian, having just climbed down from Sito answered. 'Sito and I brought them through when you were sorting Audi out.'

Oh right, I ...