Tristan pulled Patrick back and let the others get out of earshot before speaking.
“You never answered about the wards. Why isn’t the compound surrounded with them?”
Patrick blinked up at him. “It is.” He frowned. “I thought you were trying to be funny somehow by saying about the wards. I got a mage to ward the compound when our seer was born. It’s why I’ve been stumped as to how someone got in to take her. However, I didn’t want to worry Kitryn and Simon any more than they already are a