Flashback ( PDFDrive )

“Yet,” Fitz added. “I still think there has to be a reason Alvar’s here.
Or why Luzia gave up this place, or—”
“What do you know about her?” Tarina interrupted.
“Luzia?” Fitz clarified. “Not much. Why?”
“Just curious,” Tarina said, turning back to face him. “I’m trying to
take full stock of the situation. Because as far as I can tell, everything
seems in order. I heard some of the other guards mention that you
have a way of tracking your brother’s movements. Is that true?”
Fitz nodded. “He has a gadget around his ankle.”
“It can even knock him out if he starts to do anything suspicious,”
Sophie added.
“Smart,” Tarina said, mostly to herself. “That should cover
everything.”
“Let’s hope,” Sophie mumbled, unable to shake the feeling that they
were missing something. “Has your dad let you search his office?”
“Not yet—but that’ll be my next demand.” He bent to rub the
muscles in his healing leg.
“Looks like you need to rest,” Sophie noted.
“Probably,” he admitted.
“Can you make it back to the house?” The meadow they were in
wasn’t that far away—but there were a few good shade trees if he
needed to sit.
“I can make it,” he promised. “And hey, then I can show you where
I’ve been hiding out, so my parents couldn’t make me do as many
Brotherly Bonding Sessions.”
Sophie sighed. “I’m so sorry you’re dealing with all of this.”
“Me too.” They set off toward the house, with Tarina trailing
several steps behind them. And they were nearly halfway there when