CHAPTER NINETEEN
“What a reckless girl,” Shian scolded the absent Anna as she wrinkled her nose. “And so clumsy, too. She is as graceful as an elephant.” Silence was her only reply and she cast a curious look at Eastwei. He had closed his eyes and returned to his meditation. Her gaze dropped to the bench where there was still no room for her. “Would you like some company, Dadan?”
“There is no need to waste your time in entertaining me,” he replied.
She laughed. “I would never see it as wasting my time. Anything to do with you is worth the effort.” He didn’t respond to the flattery and her eagerness was slightly dampened. She rallied her spirits and sidled up to the side of the bench closest to his head. “Dadan, the festival of the harvest is nearing for the mortals. Would yo
