15 While Landry was out of earshot, I leaned close to Luca and lowered my voice to a whisper. “I don’t know about you, but I haven’t figured out a way to leave Landry behind.” Luca cast a quick look over his shoulder as we ascended the steps. “Nor have I.” There was something in his voice that caught my attention. “You’ve got something else on your mind. What is it?” He stared ahead and pursed his lips. “I’m not sure, but we have other things to focus on.” A thought struck me that made me bite my lower lip. “Do you think Todd will even want to see us, especially since it’s still daylight?” He shook his head. “That remains to be seen.” We reached the secret passage where Seancaster’s voice floated over to us. “Travel left and take the first knot, and that will take you outsid