hall to the closed front door. Hawk hesitated a moment, and then pulled the door open. A cool breeze swept in, dispelling the heat of the long night. The sun had come up, and there were rain clouds in the early morning skies, and a hint of moisture on the air. Hawk and Fisher stood together a while, quietly enjoying the cool of the breeze.
'It was partly the heat,' said Fisher finally. 'It brings out the worst in people.'
'Yeah,' said Hawk. 'But only if the evil is there to be brought out. Come on, lass, let's go.'
They shut the door behind them, and walked out of the grounds and down the steep hill that led back into the shadowed heart of the city. Even in the early morning light. Haven is a dark city.
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