Chapter 138

"Diana, did you finish packing?"

Sam had come pestering me at the crack of dawn. I dragged myself out of bed, not even fully awake, sent him back to his own room, and started packing.

And exactly thirty minutes later, Sam came back. Two hours before departure.

"We're not even going for just a day or two! You think I can pack everything in thirty minutes?"

"Which is exactly why I told you to pack ahead of time. I'll help."

I barely managed to stop Sam from forcing his way into my room.

"Stop pestering me. Your nagging isn't going to change the departure time. Or the arrival time, for that matter."

I heard Sam click his tongue through the closed door. Worried he'd fling it open again, I locked it and finished packing calmly.

My own packing was simple compared to Sam's. Everything I needed in Brume was already…