The little shrug and rapid blinks suggested Caroline hadn’t known Maddie intended to drop in. In the past, I might have edged up onto the bed, but with Maddie’s attitude adjustment, I wanted to stay as far away as possible.“So … Mac,” witch-girl said.I should have corrected myself. Pure-bred goblins would never want to be called witches under any circumstance, and if Moira had spawned Maddie, she’d either come out halfling or flat—also known as plain ‘ole human. Given Maddie went to West, I’d deduced she’d been born flat—or, at least, I suspected that, given how dedicated to science and math and human stuff she’d been. Any self-respecting halfling would have focused on less mundane stuff.She ran the file across her nails a few more times before making actual eye-contact with me. “I want to apologize to you.”Caroline sat upright in her seat and glanced my way with big eyes before facing Maddie again.“You do?” I asked, mostly in a mumble.“Well, yeah.” The book in her lap closed, but I saw what I expected Caroline didn’t.
