Val gave me a sympathetic look. “You were rather roughed up by those vampires. Tessa is an excellent herbalist, however.” She paused. “You were quite out of it on the flight back. I’m glad you were able to bounce back so quickly.”
“Oh, right,” I said, feeling rather sheepish. I cleared my throat. “So, Fenris said you could help me learn…” I trailed off, waving my hand to the library at large. “…all of this?”
Val chuckled. “Even I don’t know all of this,” she said, her hazel eyes twinkling. “Can you tell me what you’d like to concentrate on? It will make things easier if we start with a narrower focus,” she said, picking her words carefully.
I frowned, wondering briefly if Fenris had warned her about prying. Then again, he’d insinuated she’d been working with him for years. She probably
