Ina jumped in her seat when the entrance door slammed. Kier was no longer anywhere to be seen in the house.
"That's new," said Rien.
"What is?" asked Ina.
"Only if you're not paying attention," said Medes. "This is what he did last time."
"Last time?" asked Rien.
"He's in this forest because he's tired of you," said Cinna. She'd stopped chasing Peppermint and jumped on the table to sit in front of her Mage. "It's barely been a week and you're already here, invading."
"I came here to warn him," said Rien.
"And yet he stepped outside into the dark woods," said Cinna. "Furious and unwarned as of yet."