"A man called Gleb," she said as she held the door open. "And yes, it is better than nothing. I've been away from home for such a long time, and I miss it desperately."

But now she was trapped here in Darrow, with little else but a few friends, time, and money. So she would try to make the best of it. As they went into the shop, Nina put her hair up, like she meant business. "I'm Nina, by the way."