Chapter ONE - Weebly

He had never mentioned Kannice to her, in large
part because she had made it clear that she didn’t want
to know any more about his life than she absolutely had
to. She must have heard about Kannice from Holin and
Clara.
“Her name’s Kannice.” They stood there for several
moments, saying nothing. Ethan felt his cheeks
reddening and he wasn’t sure why. “Well,” he said,
bending to pick up the rest of his clothes. “I’ll change
back into these and be on my way.”
“Don’t be a fool,” she said, scowling at him and
sounding much more like the Elli he had grown used to
these past few years. “They can’t be dry yet. Wear
what you have on. You can bring them back later.
Clean.”
He smiled. “Again, thank you.” He pulled on his wet
hose and boots, and walked to the door. “I can still put
a warding on the house. You’d all be safer.”
“No,” she said. “Thank you.” Their eyes met again.
“May God keep you safe.”
“And you.”
He pulled on his damp coat, opened the door, and