Chapter Eight
Llandry felt strange, being in the Library without Eva and Tren. Or Devary. She was alone with a great many strangers, some of whom looked to her for guidance.
Well. Alone except for Pensould, who sometimes disturbed her much more than any stranger could.
True, the Lokants largely left them alone, which she appreciated. Not that she supposed they did so for her benefit; rather, any stray humans (or human-draykoni) wandering the Library were irrelevant to their lives and doings. At least Limbane was in a good mood. When he’d seen Orillin and realised who he was, his face had reflected all the deep relief Llandry herself had felt when she’d found her mother awake. Though Limbane’s relief doubtless had entirely different causes.
She hadn’t yet told him that Orillin would be
