All of her students were walking with their heads high and shoulders back. They were more at ease with what they were and it showed in every line of their bodies.
Robik was at her side and he asked, “Is there anything I can get you?”
She rubbed the back of her neck and sighed. “Who do I see about finding a place to sleep for the night?”
Urad stepped up to her. “I can help you with that after dinner.”
She wrinkled her nose. “Right. I forgot about our trade.”
He held out his hand. “Come on. A deal is a deal.”
She slipped her hand into his and shivered as a tingle ran up her arm and across her heart. “A deal is a deal.”
He walked with her through the nearly empty city.
“What was this place before powers took it over?”
He chuckled. “There is a rumour that it was the home of an ancient power.