Two days later, the castle and Cellan still sport a dark and gloomy mood. Katherine is cleaning the magic room and she takes more time than necessary to scrub the windows clean. She knows that Cellan is on the roof in his dragon form. Who knows what he’s doing up there? Nobody dares to disturb him in his grieving. And as long as he comes down for meals, neither will she. They have an agreement about it. He eats and she gives him peace. Katherine does her chores without much thought, she reserves that for her lessons with Lear. And she wonders why her brother is in such a good mood. The little traitor decided to not say a word, but she thinks it has something to do with Lory. Her friend is walking around in a daze and has a smile permanently chiseled on her face. Did they finally talk it o

