The hot water did me good and the scent of my shower gel made me less grumpy. I dried my hair and dressed in Jeans and a T-shirt.
When I returned to the kitchen, a delicious smell of spices and herbs pervaded the entire ground floor. In the living room, a fire was dancing in the fireplace. I looked around the room, Elgin wasn't there. Reassured and disappointed at the same time, I joined Bonnie in the kitchen.
“Can I help you do something?” I asked her.
“You’re kind, Scarlett. But everything is ready. If you want to go and find Elgin in the stables, we’ll soon be at the table.”
Of course, I wasn’t going to refuse...
"Here, take this," she said, handing me a flashlight.
I head out and walked towards the large building that housed the horses. It was already very dark and the stalls wer
