The car exited the elevated highway and turned onto a two-lane road lined with paulownia trees, gradually moving away from the city center.
The shade of the green trees was deep, and the summer days were long.
"Bro, how many people are actually coming today?" Sydney Sawyer only knew there were four people in the group chat she didn't recognize, but she had no idea if Sylvie Lockwood would invite anyone else. She needed to be mentally prepared.
"Besides Yancy Hale, two other people you don't know are coming. One of them is on a last-minute business trip and isn't in Aethelgard."
Ryder Sharp's circle knew a lot of people, but they were only truly close with a few.
Sydney Sawyer nodded and opened the group chat. "By the way, which one in the group is his brother?"
