Scarlett placed her cutleries on the now empty plate and picked up the serviettes to wipe at her mouth before speaking, “So Oliver, as I’ve said, has told us a lot about you, but I’d like to hear you tell us a little about yourself.”

Rue placed her hands on her lap and cleared her throat, an act she only did when she felt scared. “My name is Rue Zaine. I was born eighteen summers ago. I love to read and draw and I work at the North rich library for the last two years now.”

“You do like your job at the library?”

She giggled and nodded. “I’m the...