CHAPTER NINE
I awoke the next morning feeling as refreshed as a flattened flower. My groggy eyes creaked open and the unfamiliar surroundings confused my foggy brain for a few moments before I recalled the previous day’s adventures. A groan escaped me and I buried my face deep into my pillow. Lusio was definitely a connoisseur of fine feathers.
“Time to rise,” Tegan called from the dresser where he was freshening up.
I glared at him with one eye. “I’ll rise but I’m not shining.”
I crawled out of bed and slipped into my clothes. Tegan waited for me at the door and we stepped out together. Voices on the ground floor caught our attention and we ventured to the balcony that overlooked the front hall.
“What do you mean I will be going first?” The complaint came from Cordelia who sto
