Elementals: Ice Wolves

Anders and Rayna ran across the grass together, climbing over the tops of the sloped roofs. It only took them a few minutes to f ind Trellig Square, which wasn’t as big as the larger town squares in fancier neighborhoods, or down by the docks, but was always guaranteed to be packed with shoppers. Below them they could see at least a hundred people doing their shopping at nearly twenty different stalls all squeezed in together, selling everything from f lowers to eggs, secondhand clothes to hot sausages in bread. On a rooftop on the opposite side of the square they saw Jerro, a dark-haired, dark- eyed boy of about their age, with pasty white skin hidden under a layer of dirt. He was a notorious pickpocket, and ran with a couple of his brothers, who looked like smaller versions of himself. Today, he studied Anders and Rayna for a long moment and then turned away, apparently conf ident the twins weren’t a threat. Down in the square, there was a puppet show setting up for one last performance before dusk

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