" Yes, sir. I understand. Of course, sir,' Ridley was saying into his cell phone. 'I will.'
He stood in the living room, his back to me. he still wore the Överste uniform with the silver epaulets on the shoulder. When he hung up the phone, he ran a hand through his hair and let out a heavy sigh.
'Who was that?' I asked.
'Holy crap, Bryn!' Ridley turned around to face me, and his surprise was immediately replaced by relief as he rushed over to me. 'What are you doing here?'
'Your back door was unlocked.' I motioned to it behind me.
He pushed back the hood of the parka so he could see me more clearly, and he grimaced when he saw my eye, which had to be blackening by now. 'Oh, Bryn.'
'How bad is it?'
'I'm not if you're asking about your eye or the situation,' he said. 'But the situation is not good. I just got home from work and the head of the Högdragen called to tell me that you'd been arrested for treason, escaped from prison, and then murdered Kasper Abbott and the Skojare Prince before going on the run again. "

― Amanda Hocking , Ice Kissed (Kanin Chronicles, #2)