Mira's POV
Elias found me on the east terrace, staring out at the tree line like it might eventually explain itself if I looked long enough.
"You look bored," he said, dropping into the chair beside mine without waiting for an invitation. "Bored is dangerous around here. Bored is how you ended up in the archive at midnight."
"I wasn't bored at that time. I was curious."
"Same thing, with extra steps." He stretched his legs out and studied me for a second. "You've been cooped up in this house for weeks. Pack house, dungeon, archive, pack house again. You've seen more secret passages than actual daylight."
"That's not entirely my fault."
"Never said it was." He stood, offering me a hand like it was the most natural thing in the world. "Come on. I'm giving you the real tour."
I eyed hi
