Luke steadied me with a hand on either shoulder, holding me until the world stopped spinning.
"What was that?" I asked, shrinking against him.
He leaned up against the doorframe, casually glancing outside. Whatever he saw caused his head to snap back, but his voice was calm.
"Nothing of note. What do you say we check this shop out for a bit? It looks nice."
"But what about–"
Just then, Luxxa ducked inside, followed by Gith and Jenna."
"Where's the demon?" Luke asked sharply.
"He slipped into an alley. Circling around, he said," Luxxa said.
Our arrival had caused some minor disturbance within the shop, but it was only a few elderly women giving us dirty looks. They eyed me and Luke with especially suspicion, muttering under their breath as they walked circles around us. Luxxa and Gith posted themselves in corners of the room, while Jenna walked along a row of flower seeds, examining them with one eye on the door.
