SHE RAN, HE HUNTED
I don't know what to say to that, so I say nothing.
He turns for the door, then stops with his hand on it, like there's one more thing he almost says and decides against. When he finally speaks, it isn't what I expect.
"They're gathering the circle early," he says. "Lorenzo wants it done the moment the moon clears the ridge. No delays."
"Why the rush?"
Darin's jaw tightens, the way it does right before he decides how much to actually tell me.
"Because Lorenzo doesn't like how long today has already dragged on," he says. "And neither, honestly, do I."