After Lily finally walked away, Ember exhaled sharply, her relief palpable.
"Definitely worse than her daughter," she muttered, shaking her head. "And they're from the third largest kingdom, just so you know."
"Great," I sighed, feeling the weight of all this new information pressing down on me. I wondered how I'd manage to sleep tonight with everything swirling around in my mind.
"There's something off about that Dylan guy," Kira remarked, her voice tinged with the same confusion I felt.
Curious, I turned to Ember as we approached one of the service tables. "What did you think about Dylan?" I asked quietly, taking a gulp of cool water and wishing it was something stronger.
Ember hesitated, her honey-colored eyes clouding over in thought. "I once saw a cat living out in the woods," sh
