Jorick came back a couple of hours later, to find Katelina eating potato chips and reading a book. He made a noise in his throat, no doubt meant to catch her attention, but she decided to ignore him.
"Katelina?"
She ignored that too.
His voice was louder, and closer as he moved to stand next to the couch. "Katelina."
She looked up innocently. "Oh, hello. I didn't realize you were back from your little secret room already."
He arched an eyebrow at her sarcasm. "I'm going out for a while-"
"To look for Loren?"
He ignored the interruption. "-I want you to stay in the house. Though I doubt they'd bother you, Beldren and Zuri are still around and I see no need to tempt them."
Katelina couldn't stop the surprise that showed on her face. "Still? But why?"
Jorick made an impatient noise i
