the way to the dining hall, and as they entered she noticed a few other people sitting around at the table, a host of breakfast essentials gracing its surface. This was obviously an informal breakfast, and everyone looked somewhat less polished and more bleary eyed than they had the night before. Capri kept her gaze lowered, shyly not wanting to meet anyone’s eyes as she took a seat. Clynn sat beside her and automatically reached for a white pitcher.
“Coffee?” He asked, gesturing to the coffee cup that sat in front of her.
“Yes, please.” Capri added sugar and creamer to the coffee after he had poured it for her, stirring it gently with a solid gold spoon.
“Good mo-ho-horning!” A sleepily cheerful voice said with a yawn from behind her. Capri turned around and watched as Blythe slid into the seat next to her, her red hair curled wild and free around her face. Her amber eyes were sleepy. “Ugh, need coffee. Now.”
Capri passed the pitcher over, watching as Blythe not only poured coffee, but simultaneously reached over and grabbed a bagel slathered in cream cheese, a chocolate chip muffin, a scoop of scrambled eggs, a few chunks of golden hash browns, and several pieces of bacon and sausage. She proceeded to set down the coffee pitcher with her left hand, and with her right hand she reached for what looked like maple syrup, which she then began to pour over everything.
Capri didn’t get the chance to hide the gaping look of shock on her face as she watched Blythe rapidly and efficiently prepare a breakfast that would surely clog the arteries and stop the heart.
When Blythe tilted her head and noticed Capri looking at the food with wide eyes, she let her head fall back as she laughed so hard her body shook with it. She was gasping for air when she managed to look at Capri again, who was still staring at the plate in alarm. “Your face…it’s so…funny…!” Blythe snorted with more laughter, and when Liam sat down across from them, his eyes were dancing with amusement.
“Blythe’s eating habits are…unique.” He remarked as he gathered his own breakfast, an egg white omelet and fresh fruit with orange juice. “But don’t worry about her, she’s got the metabolism of a five year old.”
“But…you’re so tiny.” Capri managed, eyeing Blythe’s slim, athletic figure with awe. “I just don’t get it.”
Blythe looked smug. “I have a lot of energy, and I’m constantly running around if you didn’t notice. Trust me, I’ll be hungry again in about an hour, and I’ll need to refuel.”
Capri’s lips curved in amusement at her fellow Dryad as she reached for a bagel and bit in delicately. It was by far the most delicious bagel she had ever tasted, but she knew she shouldn’t be surprised. She was going to have to get used to the idea that everything seemed to taste and look better on Euphora.
As they left the dining hall after breakfast, Clynn stopped in the corridor and turned to her, his eyes bright. “Would you like a tour of the castle before we get started?”
“Of course!” Capri replied, smiling as she glanced around, wondering where they were off to first.
“Follow me.” He started down the main corridor and turned right, leading the way down another corridor with more doors flanking the sides and beautiful stained glass windows at the far end casting multicolored light upon the stone floor. He stopped at a door on the left hand side that had a large symbol emblazoned on the front of a golden lightning bolt with a black snake coiling around it. Beneath the symbol was the word FURY in bold black letters.
“Oh.” Capri said softly as she stared at the symbol, feeling her heart jump into her throat. So it would be the Euphora ‘police force’ first…
Clynn opened the door for her and beckoned her inside before him. She stepped into a long, dark hallway with torches lining the stone walls. There were blank doors flanking both sides, as well as one large door at the
“Coffee?” He asked, gesturing to the coffee cup that sat in front of her.
“Yes, please.” Capri added sugar and creamer to the coffee after he had poured it for her, stirring it gently with a solid gold spoon.
“Good mo-ho-horning!” A sleepily cheerful voice said with a yawn from behind her. Capri turned around and watched as Blythe slid into the seat next to her, her red hair curled wild and free around her face. Her amber eyes were sleepy. “Ugh, need coffee. Now.”
Capri passed the pitcher over, watching as Blythe not only poured coffee, but simultaneously reached over and grabbed a bagel slathered in cream cheese, a chocolate chip muffin, a scoop of scrambled eggs, a few chunks of golden hash browns, and several pieces of bacon and sausage. She proceeded to set down the coffee pitcher with her left hand, and with her right hand she reached for what looked like maple syrup, which she then began to pour over everything.
Capri didn’t get the chance to hide the gaping look of shock on her face as she watched Blythe rapidly and efficiently prepare a breakfast that would surely clog the arteries and stop the heart.
When Blythe tilted her head and noticed Capri looking at the food with wide eyes, she let her head fall back as she laughed so hard her body shook with it. She was gasping for air when she managed to look at Capri again, who was still staring at the plate in alarm. “Your face…it’s so…funny…!” Blythe snorted with more laughter, and when Liam sat down across from them, his eyes were dancing with amusement.
“Blythe’s eating habits are…unique.” He remarked as he gathered his own breakfast, an egg white omelet and fresh fruit with orange juice. “But don’t worry about her, she’s got the metabolism of a five year old.”
“But…you’re so tiny.” Capri managed, eyeing Blythe’s slim, athletic figure with awe. “I just don’t get it.”
Blythe looked smug. “I have a lot of energy, and I’m constantly running around if you didn’t notice. Trust me, I’ll be hungry again in about an hour, and I’ll need to refuel.”
Capri’s lips curved in amusement at her fellow Dryad as she reached for a bagel and bit in delicately. It was by far the most delicious bagel she had ever tasted, but she knew she shouldn’t be surprised. She was going to have to get used to the idea that everything seemed to taste and look better on Euphora.
As they left the dining hall after breakfast, Clynn stopped in the corridor and turned to her, his eyes bright. “Would you like a tour of the castle before we get started?”
“Of course!” Capri replied, smiling as she glanced around, wondering where they were off to first.
“Follow me.” He started down the main corridor and turned right, leading the way down another corridor with more doors flanking the sides and beautiful stained glass windows at the far end casting multicolored light upon the stone floor. He stopped at a door on the left hand side that had a large symbol emblazoned on the front of a golden lightning bolt with a black snake coiling around it. Beneath the symbol was the word FURY in bold black letters.
“Oh.” Capri said softly as she stared at the symbol, feeling her heart jump into her throat. So it would be the Euphora ‘police force’ first…
Clynn opened the door for her and beckoned her inside before him. She stepped into a long, dark hallway with torches lining the stone walls. There were blank doors flanking both sides, as well as one large door at the
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