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WE WENT BACK HOME next day. It was a long journey, and while I watched the landscape slide under me, I worried that we were wasting time on things that were ultimately not going to be in our influence to control. I worried what Ezhya was going to say about this. I was also wondering what Veyada had found while we were away.
It was evening when we arrived in Barresh, and the day was winding down.
I felt much stronger so we decided to forego the lengthy process of finding a water taxi and caught the train back.
In the carriage, we attracted some strange looks from our fellow passengers. Why would people travel with furs and high boots?
If I had expected to come home to a quiet evening, however, we were mistaken.
As soon as we opened the door, Ayshada ran cross the hall, and threw him
