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"Don’t worry about the weather," Kade said "You’ll have a sunny day I guarantee it"

"Oh! I forgot!" Mara laughed

"You didn’t think I’d coift, did you?" Kade asked

"I knew you’d eventually be useful, Kade," Leif joked "We could have used you that night the Storm Thieves anificant look, but he prattled on, telling the story with relish Already in trouble, he just dug me in deeper My mother’s face paled as disht for two reasons I didn’t want her to worry about me anyher by letting her know her youngest daughter was capable of aze for the first time since I had arrived I looked away Her horror and censure were too painful to bear

Over the next four days, nored me, but she avoided me, as well I helped Mara when needed, and showed Kade how to gather and iththe storuests arrived, filling the house with laughter Cousins I hadn’t seen in years shared ht Many others stayed in the local inns and stopped by during the day

Yelena and Valek’s arrival created a buzz of exciteht, but when I pulled away she held on to reen eyes drilled a hole into "

She shot Valek a nasty look before focusing on ain "You’re aon?"

"My lare at hi deal"

"We’ll talk later," she proreeted le of kids with a tiny dust devil he had created "And you orried he wouldn’t come"

"He almost didn’t"

Yelena pursed her lips "I believe I haven’t been told the whole story"

"No tiht with you in seasons on talk"

She blushed, but his come--time away from Yelena It drove ain without batting an eye

They both watched ed the subject "Were you serious about your napkin-folding skills?"

"Yes"

"Could you teachset up?" he asked "Tonight"

"Swans or flowers?"