Runa tapped the heel of her boot on the brick floor of the tavern room as she waited for Antyza.

She took a sip of water as throbbing pain swelled in her head.

They had laid in bed together after what had happened that morning, but eventually neither of them could bear to be awake without doing something about the way they felt.

Antyza had been very caring, much like the previous day, a fact that Runa hadn’t fully appreciated until that ...