her pay for the evening was almost double that of the wait staff and although that might not seem like a lot to some people , it was a small fortune to claire . after loading her final tray for a server , claire went to the restroom to freshen up and begin preparations for being loaded into the cake . pam had a couple of young men from college who assisted her into the cake . brian and max were a lot of fun and always made her laugh as they hoisted her up to the top of the cake
`` nineteen , '' she said , and he loosed a breath that could have been sadness or relief or maybe both , and told her that made her magic even more impressive . she debated saying that he would be less impressed once he learned of her nickname for him , but winked at him instead . rowan was frowning when she caught up to him , but said nothing . as they walked away , gavriel murmured , `` good luck , rowan
my assessment of being dead before lunch was n't too far off base . irritably , ezra shook his head , stalking toward `` our '' mat . `` what kind of training have you had ? '' i gulped , and hurried to catch up . `` uh , none . '' `` perfect , '' he muttered , facing me on the mat
` just in case there 's trouble , ' he grunted to sparhawk before the party left the chapterhouse . the day was cold and raw the sky was leaden , and a chill wind whistled through the streets of cimmura as vanion led them towards the palace . there were few people abroad in the streets . sparhawk could not be sure if the citizens were staying inside because of the weather or because some rumours had leaked out about the possibility of trouble
they are racially mixed and all have their mbas , but some of them have other traits i appreciate , as well . but enough of that . where did you get the name arrow ? '' arrow had recovered her poise . she said , `` my mother was an olympic archer . i guess she hoped she would hit a bull 's - eye with me , just as she does with her other arrows
turning back was no longer an option , however , when a quiet whoosh broke into my musing . the cabin door opened and lucius stood just inside . we stared at each other for a couple of long , tense minutes before he stepped aside and swept one arm in front of him , beckoning me in . taking a deep breath , i walked into the tiny above-ground living area , the one i liked to think of as a decoy , and turned to look back at lucius
`` the one who did the sculpture at that top of the tower , '' replied anea . `` wait , what ? '' asked the knight , `` what sculpture ? '' upstairs , dog and cat had found and fetched another book , one with pictures of the highlights of the city . at least , dog had found it and cat had fetched it . dog refrained from making a small joke about a cat who knew how to fetch