Chapter 490
Katelina spent the bulk of the trip talking to Xandria and listening to Ryuu snore. If Hikaru was right, he would get better once they moved to a lower altitude. Ume sat next to Loren, her face rigid and her eyes on the floor. Katelina could only imagine what was going through her mind, and none of it was good.
Oren let them out in front of a hotel. Katelina was grateful that the early morning streets were deserted. She could just imagine people staring as they swung out of the vehicles.
The hotel was modern with a huge lobby and glass sculptures. Their dirty, stained appearance drew strange looks from the staff behind the counter. Things got even more uncomfortable when they were asked for passports and visas.
The terror was short lived. Jamie and Jorick used their whisperer abilities. Then came paying. Verchiel brandished his Guild issued credit card. Jamie flinched. The Guild would already know they'd given Wolfe the slip, and now they'd know exactly where they were.