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back to the castle.”
Kevin nodded. “Is Sister Janine ready to go?”
“She said she was, but that was half an hour ago. I’m not sure where she took off to after that.”
Kevin glanced at Theresa, who shrugged and said, “I’ll see if I can find her.”
Alek finished his coffee, rinsed out his cup, and set it in the sink. His bag was on the floor next to the back door. “I’ll come back and stand guard with Marcus tonight if you want me to.”
“I was just thinking about that. Until the other families come back, it might be a good idea to have one or two guards around. Let me speak with Darrell and Gen. Crandal first though. I’ll let you know this evening. Just be sure you get plenty of sleep once we get back home.”
Alek nodded. “I will. I’m looking forward to my bed.”
Sister Janine walked in as Alek finished talking. She cut her eyes at him and said, “I offered you a bed this morning.”
“I know, Sister. It was my choice to wait up for Myron. No problem.”
Sister Janine looked at Kevin. “Can you take me straight to the chapel? I don’t want to go parading all over town with you. That would draw just the kind of attention I want to avoid.”
“Alek knows where the chapel is. He’ll take us straight there.”
Sister Janine frowned at Alek. “You know how to operate the key?”
Alek nodded.
Sister Janine looked back at Kevin, her frown still in place. “Then why do I need you? You can just stay here. With my luck, if you go, someone will see you and recognize you, and I won’t be able to go anywhere without being followed.”
Kevin shook his head. His sorcerer’s pendant was tucked inside his tunic, and he was dressed in what he referred to as his off-duty clothes, the ones he had worn in Rainbow Valley. Nothing about him said Seated Sorcerer, much less Master Sorcerer. “I don’t think it’ll be a problem, Sister. I don’t know anyone in Glenarbour, and no one will figure out who I am the way I’m dressed.”
“Unless the person who sees you happens to be on the council, or someone who’s made it his business to know what you look like, like maybe a slaver operating in Camden.”
“I won’t say it’s impossible, but it’s not likely.” Kevin put his hand on Alek’s shoulder. “At any rate, I’m going.”
“Very well.” Sister Janine sighed. “But stay out of sight.” She turned to Alek. “Can you take us to the backyard? I don’t want to find myself standing in the middle of the street when we get there, like all of you were when you came here yesterday.”
“No problem. Now, if you’ll put your hand on my arm, I’ll have us there in just a moment.”
As soon as Sister Janine placed her hand on Alek’s arm, he turned the key.
The next thing Sister Janine knew, she was doubled over between an old shed and a hedge in the backyard of the Glenarbour chapel. Her stomach was heaving and she was out of breath and dizzy. By the time she was able to stand up straight, Kevin had had a good look around with his seeing eye and knew they were the only people in the immediate area, but even if someone else had been around, they would still have arrived unobserved. The hedge at their backs was at least seven feet tall and completely surrounded the chapel’s backyard.
Kevin gave a quick nod and said, “I’d say we arrived without anyone noticing.”
“Unless a telepath’s around,” Janine grumbled.
Kevin gave up. “Sister, I’d like to meet with you on a regular basis to find out what you’ve been able to discover, and to let you know how things are going with our search for the captives. I’m sure Sister Theresa will want to update you on things around Ashmont, too. When would be a good time?”
Sister Janine frowned. “Daybreak. Not many people out at that hour, especially in a place like Glenarbour. Say 5:30, here, behind this shed.”
Kevin smiled and nodded as if he agreed, but there was no way he was getting up at daybreak every day just to
Kevin nodded. “Is Sister Janine ready to go?”
“She said she was, but that was half an hour ago. I’m not sure where she took off to after that.”
Kevin glanced at Theresa, who shrugged and said, “I’ll see if I can find her.”
Alek finished his coffee, rinsed out his cup, and set it in the sink. His bag was on the floor next to the back door. “I’ll come back and stand guard with Marcus tonight if you want me to.”
“I was just thinking about that. Until the other families come back, it might be a good idea to have one or two guards around. Let me speak with Darrell and Gen. Crandal first though. I’ll let you know this evening. Just be sure you get plenty of sleep once we get back home.”
Alek nodded. “I will. I’m looking forward to my bed.”
Sister Janine walked in as Alek finished talking. She cut her eyes at him and said, “I offered you a bed this morning.”
“I know, Sister. It was my choice to wait up for Myron. No problem.”
Sister Janine looked at Kevin. “Can you take me straight to the chapel? I don’t want to go parading all over town with you. That would draw just the kind of attention I want to avoid.”
“Alek knows where the chapel is. He’ll take us straight there.”
Sister Janine frowned at Alek. “You know how to operate the key?”
Alek nodded.
Sister Janine looked back at Kevin, her frown still in place. “Then why do I need you? You can just stay here. With my luck, if you go, someone will see you and recognize you, and I won’t be able to go anywhere without being followed.”
Kevin shook his head. His sorcerer’s pendant was tucked inside his tunic, and he was dressed in what he referred to as his off-duty clothes, the ones he had worn in Rainbow Valley. Nothing about him said Seated Sorcerer, much less Master Sorcerer. “I don’t think it’ll be a problem, Sister. I don’t know anyone in Glenarbour, and no one will figure out who I am the way I’m dressed.”
“Unless the person who sees you happens to be on the council, or someone who’s made it his business to know what you look like, like maybe a slaver operating in Camden.”
“I won’t say it’s impossible, but it’s not likely.” Kevin put his hand on Alek’s shoulder. “At any rate, I’m going.”
“Very well.” Sister Janine sighed. “But stay out of sight.” She turned to Alek. “Can you take us to the backyard? I don’t want to find myself standing in the middle of the street when we get there, like all of you were when you came here yesterday.”
“No problem. Now, if you’ll put your hand on my arm, I’ll have us there in just a moment.”
As soon as Sister Janine placed her hand on Alek’s arm, he turned the key.
The next thing Sister Janine knew, she was doubled over between an old shed and a hedge in the backyard of the Glenarbour chapel. Her stomach was heaving and she was out of breath and dizzy. By the time she was able to stand up straight, Kevin had had a good look around with his seeing eye and knew they were the only people in the immediate area, but even if someone else had been around, they would still have arrived unobserved. The hedge at their backs was at least seven feet tall and completely surrounded the chapel’s backyard.
Kevin gave a quick nod and said, “I’d say we arrived without anyone noticing.”
“Unless a telepath’s around,” Janine grumbled.
Kevin gave up. “Sister, I’d like to meet with you on a regular basis to find out what you’ve been able to discover, and to let you know how things are going with our search for the captives. I’m sure Sister Theresa will want to update you on things around Ashmont, too. When would be a good time?”
Sister Janine frowned. “Daybreak. Not many people out at that hour, especially in a place like Glenarbour. Say 5:30, here, behind this shed.”
Kevin smiled and nodded as if he agreed, but there was no way he was getting up at daybreak every day just to
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