"What do you know about the recent disappearances?" Circe asked Ragnar later that night as she readied herself for bed, even though she already knew that she would not be getting a peaceful night's rest. Her mind was restless and far too crowded with thoughts for sleep to come easily. Still, she intended to try to get whatever rest she could, because if the arrangement she had made with Cornelia went according to plan, she was bound to have several tiresome days ahead of her.
Her question seemed to come out of nowhere after a long stretch of silence in which she had not said a single word.
Ragnar glanced up at her from where he sat on the edge of the bed and noticed that she had paused in the middle of the room. She was already watching him intently, waiting for his answer. He had not been home for long, only just returned from the capital a short while before dusk.
