(Isla)
Caius was at the door when the vehicle pulled up. He wasn't outside waiting, but I knew he'd been watching for us. The moment I stepped out, his eyes found mine. I smiled and held up the jar of honey in one hand and the blue fabric in the other.
"Good day?" he asked.
"It was," I said. "A really good day."
He opened the door and let me walk in first. Sera came in behind me, stepped close to Caius, whispered something into his ear, and then headed toward the medical wing without another word. I smiled because she'd kept her promise. She'd left the telling to me.
Caius looked at me.
"Come on," he said.
I followed him upstairs. When we reached our room, I put the honey and the blue fabric on the table before taking the carved fox from my bag and placing it beside them. Caius sat
