ian'

e stones and floors were still cold. I called the butler,

ead, fruit, honey. Anything she might want. I want

s al

to the way I operated precisely,

ormant but I didn't hav

I made my way to the garden, it was always my personal escape at the back of the h

asphodel, and those white and violet charms. The charm flowers, they w

the mountain region, when I met

That's all they t

hought was abandoned. Her face was sunbur

told me, "These cure sadness. Just looking at t

nd pure heart, jumping around like she really wasn't i

ur name?" I

She said e

oing on. She took my hands when she was read

n, will you stay?

ched her run as fast as she could with the stain o

ver saw h

bloom in the back of my garden, I

her arms loosely crossed, her eyes locked on the f

nough for you?" I aske

lightly, then t

ew up recognizing. It was the only thing I had with me when I arrived at the Crescent

ed, sur

adn

ng I want to stare at forever. I used to call it a charm but Zade never let me plant

genuinely amused. "

? It's rare and no one knows about

elves. I just can't tell abo

it just me then?" She asked, a

it too. Sometim

this, Caspian? The food.. the clothes... the space

that shattered, Nyx? That you can'

tead, she looked down, pulling h

d to be

. With hope that she would come around and e

d, stepping back.

g into the hallway, then I pulled out my phone as

," I c

came his voice

it re

ing you a

from out of town. We leave by sundo

eady in motion when I heard hurried footsteps

ar door, stopping it from closing. Her breathing

I'll get you a cure. I don

st tigh

ught as I breath

e a warm

ght. You do that. I n

he car. He stared ahead but smirked faintl

at, watching the estate

s," I said w

ing will be ba