None expected that the favored one would soon be amiable to the illegitimate son of the Grandis. They spent most of the days together, the older one teaching her younger brother.
Cailina sipped her tea as she waited for Damion to finish his reading. She prepared herself as her younger brother could ask questions after another without pausing in between.
His curiosity of everything reminded her of Aris. She would answer her puppy's questions with patience while the latter would look at her with his eyes sparkling. One could imagine a tail wagging happily behind Aris.
His eyes were filled with adoration for Cailina. She felt her heart throbbed the longer she thought of her missing puppy. There was no news of Aris, although her father agreed to her condition in exchange for teaching his son.