CHAPTER FIFTEEN
I sat at the table with an untouched lunch plate in front of me. Arian sat at my side with a worried expression on her face.
“You haven’t eaten all day,” she commented.
I smiled at her. “I guess I’m just nervous. I can’t stop wondering what happened yesterday when the prince talked to the king.”
Arian bowed her head and sighed. “Yes. We have heard no news from him.”
“That doesn’t sound like things went right, does it?” I commented.
She shook her head. “I fear not.”
I sighed and pushed my plate toward her. “How about you eat that and I’ll go out and study my magic. Maybe it’ll come to me on an empty stomach.”
She offered me a frail smile. “Perhaps.”
I stood and strolled out into the warm sun. The unending light made me miss those bright stars which were su
