"We've got that much in common, whatever else. This place is a far cry from what I'm used to, too."

But Jess couldn't say the same about letting go of old threats. They were never very far from his mind, those things he'd been outrunning and the people he'd been outrunning them with. Some days it was like he was looking for an excuse to blame the Library for this, when it was at fault for so much already.

At least then he would be dealing with a familiar enemy.

"But you seem like you're doing all right for yourself. I've seen you coming back from hunting."