Chapter 106 Family

• *Xelina*
• The sky is pale with the first stretch of dawn when I open my eyes. Dew clings to the edges of the bedroll, and smoke from last night’s fire curls faintly in the air, a ghost of warmth. For a moment, I don’t move, my heart already racing. Today, I may see my father.
• Lazlo stirs beside me, sitting up without a word. His gaze finds mine, but he doesn’t ask if I’m ready. He doesn’t need to. I don’t think I ever will be.