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meet the giants, and spend a little time with Landis. Her best friend, Rhianna, will be with her. She’s an elf by the way. And Landis’s half-brother, Taelor, is there too, but he’s not involved in her training. He helps Sari with the herb gardens.”
    “Sari?” Torrey asked. “Is she a sister?”
    Kevin shook his head. “She’s Ashni’s and Blalick’s daughter. Theresa taught her how to grow, tend, and prepare herbs while we were there and still goes out every once in a while to help with the gardens. I’m sure you’ll meet her while you’re there. She’s a sister. I’ve known her longer than I’ve known Glendymere. Now, do you have any questions for me?”
    “I’m sure I will later, after I’ve had time to think, but not right now,” Torrey answered. She looked over at Warren, but he just shrugged and said, “Not yet.”
    “Then I’m going to head home. I’ll let you know when Glendymere wants to talk to you, but it’ll probably be next Sunday. In the meantime, go ahead and tell Colin you’ll be leaving, but don’t tell anyone where you’re going or anything about Landis. You never know who’s listening and she does have a price on her head.”

 
     
     
     
    Chapter 3
    The Weekend's Unfinished Business
     
    After the women left Sunday evening, Joan went back over her notes to see what she could come up with.
    From what she’d seen while they were traveling, most sisters would welcome help in any area they could get it, so Joan wrote a letter to Sister Brena to see if she could find a spot for Lyla. But she decided to hold off on asking Sister Brena to find a place for Sherri. She wanted her to spend some time with Sister Agnes first to be sure she understood what being a chapel aide entailed.
    If Cryslyn could find a spot for Jacelyn on the playground staff, she could move into one of the staff rooms at the castle.
    As for Nan, there might be a job for her in Milhaven. Tolliver’s wife hated working in the store but he couldn’t do it all by himself. He’d recently asked Joan if she knew of anyone who wanted to work, but everyone she knew was already busy. Nan might be just what he needed. She’d talk to him Monday.
    Unfortunately she couldn’t do the same thing for Margot. Fenway had all the help he needed. His daughter was his waitress, and his cook had been with him for so long she was like family. The only way he’d hire someone else was if one of them left. Joan ran through the short list of women she knew, looking for someone who lived in an inland area in the south. She found four, so she wrote to each of them asking if they knew of anyone who needed help in a tavern. When the letters were done, she called it a day and went to bed.
    The next morning she went by Cryslyn’s office and left a note on her desk about Jacelyn. When she got to the governor’s office, Petri was already there, so she handed him the letters she’d written. “Take these to the aviary please, and on your way back in, tell Ariel I need to speak with Myron when he has a free moment.”
    As Petri opened the door, he asked, “Do you want to go to him or do you want him to come here?”
    “It doesn’t matter. If he wants to get out of the office for a minute, we can talk in here. Otherwise, I’ll go there.”
    Petri nodded and left.
    Not even three minutes later Kevin opened her door and walked in. Joan shook her head. “I said I wanted to talk to you when you had some free time, not this minute. And I said I’d come to you.”
    “Should I leave then?” Kevin asked with a grin.
    “Of course not. But I didn’t send for you, no matter what message you got.”
    Kevin laughed. “I was coming from the dining hall as Petri was going out. He mentioned you wanted to see me sometime today, so I decided to come here before going to my office. Once I set foot in there I never know when I’ll be able to get out again. So, what’s up? Is this about the meeting you had last night?”
    Joan nodded. “We have