"Muddamit!" Qwipps growled as he plopped his butt on the chair. "That was a stupid way to fail… losing to Rosalind Roselle of all bloody people…"
The fairies and humans gathered around the table shared his frustrations. At least to those of us who'd served under the incompetent former commander, this felt like a slap in the face.
Zephyra walked into the room we'd turned into our war room during our stay at her inn and laid out a tray of food for us to munch on.
"Best to eat and get your strength up," she said, turning a sidelong glance at me. "Shall I bring your guest here when they arrive?"
I nodded my head. "Thanks."
After our failed attempt at rescuing Ty, our party along with Thom's party escaped the Wailing House via the catacombs underneath the city. We hooked up with Ashley's group outside of the Gold Quarter.
We returned to the Bone Quarter and to our lodgings in the Nowhere Inn in sour moods and even worse tempers.