This afternoon, Hannah skidded to a stop in front of Jack’s house only moments after he and Lily arrived there after school—they hadn’t even made it through the door. She jumped out of the car and scooped up a delighted Lily on the lawn, but even that didn’t slow her down. “I need to ask a big favor,” she said, giving Jack a hurried kiss. “And I mean big.” “Oh?” Jack asked. “Why do I get the feeling that I…
Today I found myself with a bit of time on my hands, and so I went to pay a visit to Eburnean. They were on their way to patrol, but invited me to come along, and I had to admit that I was curious. I have seen a Guardian at work with a specific charge, but never—as Eburnean called it—“looking for trouble”. We started in Chicago, sweeping over the darkening streets. Eburnean explained that there was a trick to it,…
Another separation today—my work seems to be characterized by them these days. At least it went well. Jacob could tell as soon as Anna opened the door for him that something was wrong. He sighed as he sat down on the couch. “Why do I get the feeling that this is not good news?” She settled down next to him and took his hand. “Jacob, I’m sorry,” she said, which I felt was a good place to start. “I just…