Chapter 99

• Blair
• It’s pretty quiet at this time, between dinner and tea, with only a few of the booths along the windows occupied. There are some tables scattered to the left counter where it bulks out a bit, and the doors for the toilets are behind them.
• “Take a seat anywhere,” comes a panting yell. I look around, but I don’t see anyone. My eyebrows rise, but I shuck out of my jacket and lay it on a stool before I hop up on another, kicking my feet onto the rungs because I’m too small to touch the floor.