Chapter 50

Talin's eyes widened, her jaw hardening like granite. "It. . . It was my fault," another child piped in. "I made a wrong delivery. The new master wanted to punish me for it, but Mei, she stepped in." Talin seemed to be hearing and seeing things wrong. This wasn't supposed to happen. It wasn't how she envisioned her return. She turned to Mei and shook the girl once more. "Why? Why did you do that?" Her tone was full of not only accusations but guilt. "You should have waited for me. You should...