“Honey, I heard a little birdie saying you all were grilling Dave out in the mansion courtyard earlier. Is that the straight scoop?” Fae Aurora’s question caught me a bit off guard as I entered the Dwarf Altairs’ training chamber.
“Mom? What are you doing here?” I asked, unable to hide my surprise at seeing her up and about. “Shouldn’t you be resting up like Healer Cruz ordered after your latest spell?”
Fae Aurora waved off my concern with a warm smile. “Oh pish posh, you know this old fairy doesn’t like sitting still for too long. I wanted to catch my girl working her magic firsthand today.”
Despite her nonchalant tone, I could hear the slight rasp of fatigue lacing her usually melodic voice. The recent affliction had clearly taken its toll, no matter how valiantly she tried to downpla
