They spent the rest of the night beneath the bridge. They crawled out from under it as dawn broke and split up in search of Frank. It was Katja who found him and reported the night’s events. She described the Brotherhood woman in detail, as well as her dwelling. He would then report to the Shades living in the city and together the people would investigate the woman and seek ways to get at her.
Katja tried not to view this whole thing as a disappointment. It was important to know who was responsible for the death curse. And the Silent War was after all mostly spent waiting and travelling and researching. But she yearned for action and felt a bit like an opportunity had been snatched away from her.
“So we’ll be going back home?” Katja asked after reuniting with Serdra.
“Yes. Let us report to Maron.”
They walked to the gate and got through it as easily as they had entered and headed to Gvendur and the horses.
