Kell nods. Then it will have to be somewhere one of them knows. Fortunately, Kell does have a room that is not his apartment. It is small and cramped, but empty without his many treasures to fill it. It will have to do for now.
"No," he answers. "Only Antari can move in this way, and I think I'm done asking anyone's permission today." Sirius still holds himself like a wounded bird, filling Kell with new determination despite his fatigue. "I have a place," he says, and this time he paints an X on the wall.
At home, the symbol would have led him to Master Kieren and the quietude of his stone walls. Here, it leads to a new sanctuary. "Come," says Kell, taking hold of Sirius again to draw him through, stepping from the alley into a tiny room, perched at the top of a building where Randolph Street ends. From the little window one can even see the park, and Kell breathes in a sigh of relief.
"No one knows of this place," he says. "It will not be comfortable, but we'll be safe here until we find another."
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"No," he answers. "Only Antari can move in this way, and I think I'm done asking anyone's permission today." Sirius still holds himself like a wounded bird, filling Kell with new determination despite his fatigue. "I have a place," he says, and this time he paints an X on the wall.
At home, the symbol would have led him to Master Kieren and the quietude of his stone walls. Here, it leads to a new sanctuary. "Come," says Kell, taking hold of Sirius again to draw him through, stepping from the alley into a tiny room, perched at the top of a building where Randolph Street ends. From the little window one can even see the park, and Kell breathes in a sigh of relief.
"No one knows of this place," he says. "It will not be comfortable, but we'll be safe here until we find another."