Nightmares

When Anfey ended his meditation, the sky was already filled with stars. He gathered his things and left the room. He reached the window on the top floor by the stairs, and jumped onto the windowsill. He jumped up and pulled himself onto the roof.

Blavi and Riska, who were chatting on the roof, turned and looked at him. "Didn’t expect to see you here," Riska said with a smile.

"I’m full of surprises," Anfey said. He glanced around and said, "Nothing’s amiss, I presume?"

"Everything’s going pretty well," Blavi said, nodding. "You see, over there and there? There are guards everywhere. You don’t even really need the two of us here."

"Better to be careful. Just pretend you’re here for fun."

"You’re by yourself?" Blavi asked, curiously. "Where’s Suzanna?"