Chapter 19: Sweetness

“Hey, you’re all right!” Voty said as soon as Scarlett stepped into her former home. She was so startled that she almost yelled.

“What are you doing here?” Scarlett asked when she had composed herself from nearly having a heart attack.

“I came to get some things for you. I didn’t know how long you’d be in the barracks. Eh, it’s the healing center now, I guess. How did you hurt yourself so badly by walking into a lamp?”

“I fell. I’m so clumsy!” was all Scarlett said, as she went towards the kitchen area. Seeing the giant pot where Grina used to make her delicious stews made her want to cry.

In the morning she had been fueled by rage, not caring who or what stood in her way to get the Hova out and use him to rescue Mimbi. Now, with a cooler head, she began to analyze the possible consequences of her actions.

Where would she go if she was exiled?

Grina had once said t