Elementals: Ice Wolves

Anders thought perhaps they’d been here—there was always something about the place that made him nervous. He would look at the scorch marks on the wooden doors, and for an instant he’d think he could smell smoke. The crowd would jostle him—which never bothered him anywhere else—and it was as if he heard a scream, quickly snatched away. Sometimes he had nightmares about it. Today the twins climbed down from the rooftops a couple of streets away and made their way on foot to the square. As they reached the edge of the crowd, a warm, salty smell came wafting in their direction, and Anders knew it immediately. Somewhere, a mercher was selling roasted veter nuts, their favorite. They’d only managed to pickpocket two coppers on the way down to the docks, but … He and Rayna whispered the same words at exactly the same time: “What about—” They both paused to snicker, then f inished together: “Breakfast?” “We’ll have more money before the morning’s out,” Rayna said. “Let’s have a treat.”

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