Chapter 66

After eating our ordered meal, paying, and giving the waiter -to his delight- the autograph, Talia and I went on our way. We went around the town, being careful to go in shops where we could blend in. When afternoon came, a lot of people began to gather outside, in the main plaza.
I turned to the shopkeeper who was behind the counter, staring wistfully at the darkening sky from outside the glass window. "Excuse me." Her eyes strayed to me. "What is going on outside?" I asked. "Why are...