Theodore’s POV
I invited the High Priestess in when she arrived.
“It’s a lovely day,” she observed, palms up as if receiving the sun shining down on them. “I’m sure I can examine you while enjoying your gardens.”
“Of course.” I didn’t know why she wanted to do this outside instead of in the privacy of my study like the last time she had examined me. I wondered if that meant she didn’t have any sensitive information to pass on, which was a bit of a disappointment.
I stepped through the front door to join the High Priestess outside, but just as I was about to close the door behind me, I heard Eva calling for me from inside. “Dearest? Is that you?”
I sighed, keeping the door mostly closed for long enough to reprise my façade. When the doting fiancé mask was firmly back on my face, I ope
