Aurora’s POV
True to his word, Pika returned to us within a few hours. I was relieved to see that he was okay and utterly impressed that he had managed to find us. Cassian on the other hand had been in a mood ever since and refused to talk to me. I had tried to make small talk with him but whenever I did, he completely ignored my existence and so I ended up having a lovely conversation with Pika instead. Yes, I was as far out as talking to a bloody horse.
“Is he always this grumpy?” I whispered to him as we crossed the field, that led to a small dusty road.
Pika neighed in return and bounced his head up and down.
“I will take that as a yes,” I said and gave him a small scratch. “Sometimes I really wonder if you know what I’m saying, but of course, the one man I can ask refuses to ta
