“You’re a menace!” Seraphina complained, scowling at him through her long lashes. The sunlight caught the shimmering wetness of her eyes, and made her look like a bullied young wife. Hm, wasn’t that a thought. Alios decided to file that particular fantasy away for later and focused on the book when she showed it to him again. “Just look at this!” The wolf recognized the book as one from his own castle’s library, though he hadn’t read it in quite a while. There wasn’t much time to indulge in personal hobbies in-between ending a war and ruling a kingdom. On the pages were black and white photographs of famous paintings set next to short articles. One or two paragraphs were about the artists' lives and inspiration, but the bulk of the writing was dedicated to detailing the mediums and prac

