Elora POV
Abigail and I manage to escape the castle to the greenhouses, using Dakari as a distraction. One of the cooks said that Victor needed help so we thought we would go offer a helping hand. We spend most of the morning hanging herbs to dry out. Victor is busy compounding ingredients and bottling them to stock the pharmacy.
I am just getting ready to pull down some dried herbs using the step ladder when I felt hands move over my hips and under my shirt. Looking down, I see Matitus standing behind me with a devilish grin on his face.
“Are you hiding from us little one,” he says.
“No, just helping Victor,” I tell him, grabbing down the bundle of dried plants and dropping them in the basket on the bench.
“Victor said he doesn’t need you anymore,” Matitus says, his hands sliding up
