Evelyn was frozen. She never hugged me back or even moved, she just stood there. I finally let go of her and took a step back, grabbing both her hands and holding them in mine.
“It’s me.” I said. “I am sorry that I didn’t find you sooner. I survived Garrick’s hunt.”
There were a million things to say to each other, but Evelyn was still stuck in silence. She just stared at me, as though she was worried I could disappear or drop dead at any time. Her hands were cold in mine, I could feel her bones poking out through her skin. Garrick clearly didn’t feed his servants much, even though Evelyn looked much less battered than some other humans I had seen around here.
“Please, sit.” I said, guiding her to one of the couches.
I sat down next to her, my mind running wild with things I needed
