Irene's POV
Ken didn't ask questions.
When I showed him the passage in my mother's diary and described the moonveil petals, he simply nodded and said he would find them. Three hours later, he returned with a small pouch of dried silvery-blue flowers.
"They grow near the eastern waterfall," he explained. "The children showed me yesterday without realizing what they were."
I took the pouch, feeling the weight of possibility in my palm. "Thank you."
"May I ask what you intend to do with them?"
"Expose a liar."
He studied me for a moment. Then he inclined his head. "The princess's enemies are my enemies. Whatever you need, I am at your service."
I tucked the pouch into my coat pocket. Now I just needed to figure out how to get Lexie to drink tea made from these petals. She was back at
