Phield kept Flat-Nose alive to guide the way but didn't have him trick open the gates. There was no need.
Agim's mansion was hidden deep within a stretch of reeds, guarded by twenty underworld thugs. They were no match at all. Kai led the charge straight in. In less than a quarter of an hour, the mansion fell.
Lumi stubbornly pulled through. Half-conscious, she was carried into the mansion and even given food.
Now she sat in a corner of the main hall, her airplane-like ears drooping, looking utterly listless. Curled up, she stuffed barley flatbread into her mouth and swallowed slowly, yet her eyes remained fixed on the large pots set up in the hall.
The cauldrons simmered with fragrant meat—beef and lamb alike. The mansion's luxurious furniture had all been chopped up for firewood.
A torrential rain poured outside, but indoors the atmosphere was lively.
