Siobhan ducked into the common room, half-expecting him to be there, but also aware that he might be completely tucked out of sight. Fei had assured her he hadn’t gone into the city this morning, but was still on the compound. Somewhere. She stopped a few steps inside the room, looking carefully into every corner but not seeing him. Rain and drought, but she needed to tell him about everything she’d done this morning. How was she supposed to do that when she couldn’t even find him? “Yes?” Startled, she whirled around on her toes. Rune stood directly behind her, relaxed and calm, as if he’d been there for quite some time. Putting a hand up to keep her jumping heart in her chest, she requested in exasperation, “Can’t you make noise when you walk?!” Mouth quirked, he confided, “Actually, I can’t.” “You’re going to give me heart failure at this rate,” she grumbled to herself. An assassin that couldn’t make noise when he moved. Lovely. “Ya wanted me?” he prompted when she didn’t continue.
