We sailed into Duskwood airspace shortly after midnight, beneath a full canvas of stars. Shortly into the flight, Commander Whitemarsh had cornered me with Selena and squeezed me dry, asking so many questions I lost track of what answers I'd already given. As the ship came to a rest, I groaned, rubbing my horn, and let out a yawn. From what I could remember, they hadn't managed to pry anything too secret out of me.
Commander Whitemarsh thanked us yet again, promising to set up an audience with Lady Whitemarsh, his grandmother and head of the Whitemarsh House. Selena called a carriage, but I dozed off against Fable before it arrived. I was barely cognizant on the entire ride back, remembering only the moment Luxxa literally carried me out of the carriage, and when she laid me in my bed. I clung to her, mumbling incoherently as she tried to pull away, but she extricated herself.
