“Zeke mumbled from his bed. “Yeah.” I leaned against the door to his room. I still felt a bit tired even after my two hours of sleep, but Zeke looked terrible. Pale evening sunlight leaked between his bedroom curtains, making his Mohawk and mustache look limp and pale, and turning the shadows under his eyes into deep violet bruises. Zeke grunted, blinking sleepy eyes at me. “What the hell does the Hero of the Realm have to do with you?” “I don’t know, exactly,” I said. “I know she and Mother wer...e friends, and I remember her coming over a couple of times to talk with Grandfather.” “Then you’re luckier than most,” Zeke said, and propped himself up on one elbow, looking a bit more alert now. “Hell, I’d practically give my left nut to have talked to her. Did she ever say anything about, you know, the big secret?” “You mean what weapon she used to end the war?” Zeke rolled his eyes. “No. I mean whether she soaked her hands in Palmolive to get them so smooth.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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