“At least we know the truth about why your eyebrows are gone. They weren’t burned off, they were licked off.” Elly giggles. “Oh, you be quiet,” I tell Kate, putting my mittened fingers to my brows. “My eyelashes are gone, too, and he didn’t lick those. That would be weird. I burned them off all right. My whole face would have been one big blister except for the fact that Warrek had some really great cream—”