Much of the next week went by in a blur for Kalliope.
She had started going back to the library again, opting to act as if nothing happened. The Sorceress Princess didn’t think she was any friendlier to Rafail than the average servant, so he had no excuse to expect her to treat him any differently. Sure, she might have been a wee bit enthusiastic about magic, and he was a somewhat estranged member of the Caelorian Royal Family, but that didn’t put them in any different position from what had been established.
For the most parts, Rafail didn’t act out of ordinary, as in he retained his reserved behaviours since that very strange day, but Kalliope found herself unable to care.
Because someone else had invited themself along on her trips to the library.
Princess Asa.
The mute Princess s
