“Of course, I remember,” Eli said again. “You were sitting right there, and I was sitting on the step above you.” He moved so that he was in the same place. “I was shocked when you turned to me and asked if I’d ever considered breaking the law.”
He seemed more relaxed now, though every sound outside took his focus away from her momentarily. In that instant, as before when she’d brought him here last, being caught on this property would mean trouble for both of them, particularly him. Her mother had told her many times to stay out of forest ruins of every kind, though she hadn’t specifically named this house. She was certain her mother would be irate to know she’d ducked out on the hunt to bring him here.
“And you told me you’d broken the law lots of times.”
He grinned at her, and Kit smiled back. “I had. The silly ones that made no sense. Like not catching fish in the queen’s river, or never lighting a lamp after midnight. Those laws never made sense to me.”
