Rowan disliked seeing the slimy young sorcerer tagging along with Seraphine. Why did she find his company enjoyable? He always knew Ren as a loner. Ren never created fights with anyone but he sure stayed away from most of the people in the academy. It was Radagast who found Ren, not Rowan. And so, Rowan did not know Ren's back story.
He looked at the oracle calmly sipping his tea in Rania's parlor room. They had been waiting for half an hour because Rania demanded persistently that Seraphine needed a bath. Well, Seraphine did need a bath with blood caking her hair, staining her shirt, and after two days of unconsciousness.
Rowan saw her at her worst. Then he saw her right after she has just woken up. Her arm was still bandaged and there were still bruises and cuts on her face. She look
