Jake sat in the house on the lane and told Chelsea and Gran Rosalinda everything.
Well, not everything.
He left out some of the more terrifying parts because Chelsea's face was already doing something complicated when he got to the part about the cauldron and he didn't think adding the complete details of what it felt like to have his essence drained while floating above glowing iron was going to help anyone process the situation better.
But he told them about Bearfang. About the jade star mark being more than a lucky charm. About the eastern fighters and the rest stop. About Maudlina and Ankerita and the dragons and the forest chase.
He told them about his parents.
That was the part that sat heaviest in the room.
