Elowen's POV
My classmates were everywhere online. Photos from beaches, mountain trails, wolf temples, group shots at airports with matching luggage. Everyone had somewhere to be after the exams.
I had the cabin and a set of paints I had bought on impulse and no particular plan for either.
I spent the morning trying to work up enthusiasm for a canvas and failing. By early afternoon I gave up and lay down on the sofa, and I was half-asleep when I heard sounds from the kitchen, pots, water running, someone moving around there.
My heart jumped with excitement, embarrassing me before my brain caught up.
I was off the sofa and at the kitchen doorway before I had fully processed what I was hoping for.
Aldwin looked up from the stove. "Sere. Did I wake you?"
I was a little disappointed as
