Page 30 of Shadow Warrior
“Five years will feel like nothing once Kash graduates.”
Yeah, Monica really didn’t want me dating her son. Shame she was overruled by her mother.
Karishma turned to me. “Tell me everything about the Academy and being a shadow cadet.”
I winced. “I can’t. We’re bound not to speak about shadow cadet stuff.”
She smiled secretively. “Well, you can talk to me. I have clearance. Head weaver perk.” She winked. “But I get it. It won’t be possible with other people around.”
My mind was whirring. She was head weaver, and there’d been a weaver administering to Harmon. Had that been Karishma? If not, maybe she knew who it had been. Maybe she could tell me how Harmon died. I’d have to find a moment to speak to her alone at some point.
Monica laid down her napkin. “I’ll leave you three to chat. Dinner will be served seven sharp. The whole family will be here.” She looked to me. “I’m sure Joti will be able to find you something appropriate to wear.”
“When is she due back?” Kash asked.
“She went shopping … again. With the ball only two days away, she’s procrastinating over the perfect dress,” his mother said. “So, your guess is as good as mine.”
She left the room, and Karishma picked up a slice of bacon. “So, Indigo, tell me about the slums?”
It was the first time anyone had asked me about them directly like this. It took a moment to recover.
“What do you want to know?”
“I want to know you, Indie. I want to know how the little girl whose hair I loved to braid turned out.”
Kash poured more tea, his gaze intense and fixed on me.
Did I want to talk about that time in my life? A smile curved my lips. Aside from the childhood bright spots that included Kat and Karishma, the slums had been my only other escape.
I took the cup Kash held out. “Well, there was this one time …”
