RAYA "Hello?" I spoke into my phone. It was still early so I tried to keep my voice down, although Wrenn was not in the room. "Soraya," my mother's voice came from the other end. "Hey, mom. What's happening? You called so earl–" "We need some money for groceries. We ran out two days ago. And also, bring some food along when you visit tomorrow." I held back my comment, rubbing my forehead instead. This was the first time she had called me this early so I assumed something serious had happened. If it was about money, it could have waited. Lately, the demands from my parents had started to be a lot for me. I had taken an advance on my wages twice for them. And the only reason I was able to do that was because Leilana was in charge. Since neither of them had been successful in getting