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He was clearly not fro about his past It didn’the’d say so unsavory about my nosiness

For some reason, it felt like I was on a tidoain I had no idea what form that doom would take, but I had a suspicion it had to do with the de

“Don’t you have a gardener? I thought soardener left in the castle”

“The gardener, he tends the everlass plants with the ”

“Right Well, I’ll need soarden for elixirs and whatnot”

“Listen here, honey I no answer to you If you want starter sprigs or whatever, you ask the master—”

He cut off as I leaned toward him, a few inches taller and a whole lot meaner I dropped my voice and upped my menace

“I will take what I need, and I’ll do it as I need to Do we understand each other?”

He turned a little and pulled his arhto protect his chest He didn’t answer Not that I’d expected hiave a last look at the herbs and headed out to the everlass field I’d plant an herb garden in the queen’s garden so everything was in the sa all around the castle trying to keep everything watered, when I could do it all in the one place She’d had space for it anyway, I seemed to recall

The everlass shed was clean and ianized Leaves had been set out to dry, and a cup sat in the middle of the first worktable, halfway full I picked it up and s elixir, I’d know that scent anywhere Cold, though Old It wasn’t good anymore

I turned toward the door to toss out the contents and jumped My hand jerked, and liquid sloshed over it

Nyfain stood in the dooratchingframe

“Hey,” I said with a shaky release of breath

“Well?” he asked, clearly still in a shit mood

I ignored it “It’s great It’ll definitely work This batch is old, though It does best when it’s fresh”