Chapter 621: Pay Back Every Grudge

When Remi Lapham stepped out of the Scurr Courtyard, she moved so fast her hem dragged a sharp streak across the ground. She did not look back. She did not hesitate. She walked like someone fleeing from something that might reach out and grab her if she slowed. After a dozen paces, her stride faltered. It slowed, slowed again, until she finally stopped beneath an old locust tree. Elder Cyrus followed behind her. When he saw her frozen there, he did not go up to her. He simply stood a few steps...