Chapter 15
"Are we sure she's not evil?" I asked when we were back out on the road, and it felt safe to say such things out loud.
Thorbjorn laughed.
"I'm serious," I said.
"All right," he said, wiping at his eyes. "No, I don't think she's evil. Come on, let's walk back up to my house so I can change."
"What's wrong with what you're wearing?" I asked.
"We're going down to the highway to look for clues," he said. "I can't go down there dressed like this. And I'm sure you can guess why. Your grandmother is never going to forgive me for being seen last night. Lucky for me, I was only seen by you."
I fell into step beside him to yet again cross the entire village, but Mjolner stayed where he was, napping on the warm cobblestones. Crazy cat.
"Evil might be too big of a word," I said, "bu
