"Sage, I'm going to take River to the garden to gather some herbs for him to take back home. Please remove ten mini pot pies from the freezer to defrost for dinner. There should be a tin of sugar cookies buried in the freezer, too. If you could also take those out, I would appreciate it," my Grandma requested.
I nodded and went to do as asked while River and my grandmother went outside to the garden. I knew she wanted to talk to him privately. About what, I wasn't sure. I trusted that she would not speak to him about Phoenix. I was not worried about that. But I was curious as to what she would say. I hoped that River would tell me later.
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River's Point of View...
I followed Mrs. Miller out to her lush herb garden in a corner of the backyard. It was neatly arranged in rows, an
