Asher and Nancy headed to the outside of the building where they found a bench and sat down. There was an awkward silence between them. Nancy had no idea what the boy wanted to talk about, and to be honest, her heart was already racing in anticipation of bad news.
Asher Nightshade opened his mouth to speak, but the words got stuck on his lips, so his mouth simply moved with no sound coming out.
"Is something bad going to happen to Ezra?" Nancy asked, sensing that must be the issue.
"What?" Asher was stunned, then his gaze lowered to her hands on her lap and noticed the way she nervously fidgeted with them. Of course, Nancy wasn't stupid; she knew Henry had a hand in calling Ezra away.
"No. Nothing bad will happen to Ezra."
"Asher?" Nancy dared him not to lie to her.
