“Nothing,” I said instead. “Just tired.”
Elsie arched a brow. “You’ve been tired for the past few weeks. Aklan really is a monster, isn’t he?”
Pretty much accurate.
She grabbed a small bottle and held it out to me. It contained a glowing purple liquid swirling inside.
“For your eyes,” she said, a too-bright smile spread on her lips.
I blinked, taken aback by the way their gazes were fixed on me. “What’s wrong with my eyes?”
Ferna leaned over, squinting at me. “They’re dull, red, and spooky. Like you have seen the secrets in the vaults of Orza.”
Elsie nodded, stretching the bottle at me. “This will brighten them. It’s made with luminescent dew from the Whispering Orchards.”
“I thought that stuff was illegal,” I muttered.
Ferna waved her hand dismissively. “Only if you use more than
