Chapter 20

Elara's POV

"And this," Felix announced, spreading one arm toward the garden beside the estate, "is the east garden."

Mira looked around. "You needed to point that out?"

Felix lowered his arm. "I was building atmosphere."

"You were doing wonderfully."

"I don't like your tone."

"You'll get used to it."

I laughed. Will walked a few steps ahead of us, stopping every few feet to inspect something along the path — a beetle, a strange leaf, a crack in the stone that apparently deserved careful study. Asta had attached herself to my side and was growing steadily more impatient with Felix's version of an estate tour.

He pointed toward a narrow path disappearing around the side of the building. "Th