Xavier was standing at the window when I peeked into his study.
With his back to me, I could hear his humming stop and, turning to spear me with a look, I could see that his thumb was turning the ring on his pointer finger in a circle. "Pequena," he said, eyes shifting back out toward the window. "Did you sleep well?"
"Yes."
Curiously, I wandered closer to the window, and saw that he was keeping his eye on Luca.
Across the yard, I saw the Pureblood was seated in the grass next to Poala, the two of them chatting away. Kai idled nearby on a tree branch, I noticed, with a glimmering faerie lying across the jaguars broad back.
"He's going to request an audience with you," Xavier said, narrowing his eyes pointedly. As if to prove him right, Luca rose to his feet in the field outside an
