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Chuckling, Éibhear walked up to his niece and held out his hand "I knoill get your rew, her nose crinkling as her s?" she asked hopefully

"Book shopping"

Izzy gawked at the table "Really?" she asked the dragon next to her

He shrugged ot a little out of hand"

"A little?"

He winced, gazing at the books that had been delivered by three carriages "Well, you like to read, don’t you?" And she heard the begging in his voice

"Not really" She patted his shoulder "Have fun putting the to help?"

She headed toward the big doors "I’d rather set h," he muttered

Izzy stopped, looked at hi"

"That’s what I thought"

That’s when Izzy noticed the boy He stood in the corner, probably hiding there, hoping Éibhear wouldn’t notice hi on so, Éibhear had a brutal frown Made hi bastard she’d heard him called over the last few years

"Why don’t you help him with all those booksuh?"

Eyes wide, the boy stuttered out, "FredFrederik Reinholdt"

"Dagh it was somewhat easy to tell that just from the look of the boy Pale, like he’d never seen the suns, and tall, likebut a bit fearful to be around this brutish lot "Can you read?"

"A bit" He glanced away "It’s a bit of a struggle"

"No ods know, Éibhear needs the help" She took the boy by his shoulder and led him to the table "This has to be cleaned up by dinnertime"

Éibhear blew out a breath "Dalared at the cute ass walking out of the Great Hall, then refocused on the boy "Frederik?"

"Yes, sir"

"Nice to meet you Name’s Éibhear"

He frowned up at him "You’re verytall"

"So are youfor a huon?"