“So was that a friend?” I asked as I started eating my coffeecake.
“Yeah, Alexander.”
“Alexander, House Master of Lovatu. The house of…” I was digging through my memories, trying to remember what animal it was.
“Fox.” Charles said. “Alexander’s my oldest and, practically, only friend, amongst the other six masters. But then again, the other masters are much older, except Marissa.” I nodded my head.
“So, what were you guys talking about?” I asked, taking another bite of my coffeecake, then lifted one of my eyebrows, smiling at Charles. “Were you talking about me? Is that why you spoke in another language?” He stared at me and stopped chewing for a moment before continuing.
“No.” He said, looking away from me, then his eyes looked down at my hands. I looked down at my hands, confused
