Chapter 11
“O
h, how lovely!” Ash exclaimed.
Mary was about to slap him, thinking that the compliment was aimed at one of the ladies, but she put her hand down when she saw that Ash was admiring a red flower that Alice had put in her hair.
Smiling, he pulled a white magnolia from his bag and placed it next to the red flower.
“Now it’s perfect!”
Alice immediately pulled a small mirror from her bag and took a look. Blushing a deep red, she stuttered a “thank you” to the mage. In Mary’s opinion, he seemed to be enjoying the situation a bit too much. The rest of the group seemed to be having fun watching her struggle to control her temper.
“Ash!” she finally snapped. “What the hell were you doing there?!”
“What do you mean? I was hungry.”
“Are you blind or did you not see that
