บท 71: Chapter 71: Hunting Trill

Max dropped me at home, winging off on his own to consult with his people. I let him go, though it would have been nice to have him with me when I confronted Trill. Not that I expected to find her right away. But he'd come running when I tracked her down and I knew where to start looking, at least.

Loud music shook the windows of the boy's kitchen, hitting me with the deep percussion of heavy bass as I stepped through the Zornov's door uninvited. Apollo, Owen and Simon all froze in mid-chomp, a half empty pizza box sprawled open between them. They must have guessed from my expression I wasn't in the best of moods because all three set down their dinner, Owen gesturing at the stereo on the counter, silencing it.

"Where," I said through grated teeth, "can I find your sister?"

Owen swallowed audibly, the last of his bite of pizza going down hard. "What happened?"