Kingdom of Embers Volume 1

I spied a familiar vehicle and shot across the street.

The dark window opened to reveal Orm.

“Checking up on me?” I asked.

“Mother’s orders.”

“You didn’t even try to hide.”

“You shouldn’t be whisking across the road like that. How are you doing?”

“I’d like a nap, but fine. I only wanted to kill one person, and I think I made a quasi-friend. He wants me to help him with European History.”

“A boy? Your mother—”

“Yeah, yeah.” I pounded on the roof. “Okay, I’ve got to get back to school. You go do whatever it is you do when I’m gone.”