Raven couldn’t hide her surprise at how Ava managed to find her and she also realized how dangerous it was for Ava to be there.
She tried to convince Ava to leave, but the princess seemed to be a lot more stubborn than she looked.
Ava managed to convince her to come to the palace gardens instead.
She had spent hours showing Raven all her favorite spots and pointing out different flowers and telling her their meanings.
Raven had learned that Ava loved gardening and spent most of her free time tending to the plants and that she talked to them because she believed it helped them grow better.
"People think I'm crazy," Ava admitted with a laugh. "But I don't care because the plants seem to like it and that's all that matters."
Raven had watched her kneel in the dirt and gently prune a ro
