CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
“I still cannot believe Lord Eastwei came to see you!”
The squeal came from Arian as she sat at the table with me in my humble abode. I blushed and swatted her arm. “You make it sound like he came to see me. All he wanted was some chocolate.”
“But he hardly ever visits anyone!” she insisted.
I lifted an eyebrow. “Why not?”
“Lord Eastwei has few friends and even fewer whom he would consider close,” she explained as she squirmed atop her mat. “And he chose you to visit!”
I snorted and shook my head. “You’re reading too much into this. All he wanted was some food and that was almost a week ago. I doubt he’ll ever step foot in my gardens again.” I clapped my hands and rubbed them together. “Now then, what’s there to do today?”
“You could make more brownies
