Liquid spilled onto the table as I stirred a cauldron too roughly, surprising me out of my thoughts.
I was still grinding my teeth in irritation of Paige. I should have known– the prank had gone much too well, but with my luck, the triumph wasn’t bound to last.
Meymey sidled up next to me with a cloth, soaking up the spill. She had one of those knowing smiles that made me not want to prompt her to speak what she was thinking.
“Thank you for making the time to visit, my girl,” Meymey said, her crinkled voice sounding like a barely-contained chuckle. “We know how busy you’ve been.”
“After one of the King’s guards found Colby asleep on one of the lounge sofas outside my room?” I sighed, though a smile broke through despite. “I knew it was past time.”
Well past, in fact.
As soon as I had
