When they walked out of the house with one more person, the City Guard was completely baffled. Had there been someone living in there this whole time?
But, the house was beginning to repair itself, and magical blades were trimming the yard and moving the mulch to a compost pile. If this new person had lived here the entire time, he would have done that more than once in the last thousand years, right?
Karl nodded at the guard. "We need to go back to the gate for a moment. Our new arrival needs to activate the City Stones."
"Oh, certainly. It's not far. Please follow me."
It was easier not to argue with Karl, and it was city policy that everyone checked in by touching the stones.
Cara nearly tripped Orthos a dozen times as she ran in circles around the group, becoming increasingly excited with every step.
Why did the stone have to be so far from the house? This was going to be glorious.
