Esme's POV The hours ticked off slowly but the time for practice eventually came. I waited patiently in the garden for about an hour but he didn't come. So he really is avoiding me. "Or maybe he's busy." Solar interjected. "You and I know that's not true. If he's truly busy, he could have at least sent someone to let me know so I wouldn't waste time waiting for him." I concluded. I waited a few more minutes until I was finally at my limit. Just when I was about to leave, thinking he wouldn't show up, he finally came. "What took you so long? I've been waiting for over an hour." I berated him, completely pissed. "I was busy." He said, not bothering to even apologize. I stared him down but he didn't even blink. "Are you ready to train or not?" He asked and I groaned, getting into posi

