The hallway was empty. The front door was closed.But I wasn't alone. Dawn still stood right behind me. And crowding the entryway between the hallway a...d the living room were Paige, Ryan, Bert, and Robin. The four of them had been studying for finals, but now looked back at me with surprised expressions on their faces. Clearly, they'd seen a sobbing Adrienne hurry out the door with Grace holding her. And as one, the four of them studied me as if an explanation would come tumbling out of my. If the Harajin who did this doesn’t have it, the maker surely does.”“You planning a trip to Ezeria to find the maker?”“Of course not, I’ll just make an antidote. If some alchemist in the desert can do it, so can I. On the low odds that I can’t, we should keep a lookout for any antidotes the Harajin carry. But that isn’t the biggest problem, is it?”Tarnas released a deep sigh. “I guess this blows the peace accord theory out of the water.”“You know...” Tarnas and Elyot turned to Holmes, slowly. I was pretty sure I couldn't talk yet, so I just nodded."I'll see you at Thanksgiving, Austin. Take good care of the little man there for me," Janice said. She leaned over and patted me on the thigh, then turned and walked out my bedroom door.After a couple of minutes I sat up. My shorts and underwear were on the floor, and even though my legs felt really weak I managed to push my sneaker-clad feet through them so I could pull them up and stand. I managed to get the last of my stuff down to the. The bad news is that I’m playing today. You need something to bring you out of your melancholy state, and I need some stimulation before I play—’ It took a good thirty seconds for her meaning to click. When it did, she was halfway out of the booth. Slipping her baseball cap back on, she crooked a finger. ‘Come on, then—’ *** ‘Can you believe this?’ Grace asked her sister as the two of them stared across the marble foyer and around the impressive room. Even though the Salone suite was the.