He happened to glance outside the nearest window and saw Agmar standing on the porch, a mug in one hand and his eyes watching the sky. Stott finished his bowl of soup quickly and then made his way out. He found Lynna standing nearby, sitting on the porch against the wall of the inn with her eyes closed. He sat down as quietly as he could to not disturb them, wondering what they were doing.
He studied Lynna's face for a while, noticing that her expression was calm and relaxed. She'd had a chance to get cleaned up and was wearing a clean blouse and skirt instead of a dress this time. Her hands were laying loose in her lap. Her face still reflected her tiredness, mostly in the dark circles beneath her eyes, but she looked serene and peaceful somehow. The light that fell upon her face was golden red and he turned to see that the sun was setting. The hues of red and purple danced across a thin strip of blue stretching across the horizon. They seemed to push against the dark clouds, trying to send them further inland, beyond Eagle's Harbor.
"It's moved on," Lynna said suddenly, opening her eyes. She looked up at Agmar who turned around and gave her a strange look.
"Am I wrong?" she asked him, suddenly looking uncertain.
"No. But you felt it before I did," Agmar answered. The wizard's brow was furrowed.
"Is that bad?"
"I do not know. It may mean that you have a higher resistance to it now. Or, it may mean that it can reach you easier now. I expect it to be the former, however. It is more likely that you have attuned yourself to it. And, if you can feel it coming, you can better defend against it. Nonetheless, you shall want to be careful. I will need to teach you more about defense and control."
Lynna nodded, as if she was mulling over what he had said.
"I will go to Mary's and let them know. You tell them here," Agmar said, smiling. "It will be nice to deliver some good news for once." He moved to the steps and down onto the road.
"And then get some sleep," he turned to say. "You are going to need it. Both of you." Agmar turned and headed down the road towards Mary's inn.
"We can sleep now," Lynna told him excitedly. "It's finally safe again! Let's go tell the others." She jumped to her feet and Stott stood up next to her, although not quite as energetically as she managed to muster. He smiled and gestured for her to lead the way before watching her practically skip back into the inn.
She stepped into the dining hall and moved over to the slightly raised area where entertainers normally might play. People were sitting on the edge of it, still eating soup or talking and she stepped gingerly between them.
"Everyone, if I can have your attention?" she called out, sounding very much like her father. Once she had everyone's attention, she paused for a moment and surveyed the crowd as if about to give a speech.
"Nevermind the formalities right now," she finally said. "It's over! We can sleep now!" Her voice expressed her obvious joy at that, and was quickly picked up by the crowd. Suddenly the room was full of noise and movement as everyone seemed to stand up at once. There was cheering and hugging, and Stott found himself hugged by several people as they filtered out of the room to find places where they could lie down and get some sleep.
It all ended very quickly, bowls left sitting where people had been at their tables, and a couple of chairs knocked over in people's haste to get some rest. Stott found himself standing there, alone in the room with Lynna. Lynna grinned and grabbed Stott by the hand and they ran around the rest of the inn, letting the rest of the people who were there know the news. In the end, they found themselves standing outside of Lynna's room.
