On Wednesday morning at 7 am Pacific Coast time, six days after Theobold had arrived in Azure, he was ready to go back to Ashrya.
He'd been up all morning, waiting for Queen Mira to awaken. When he finally heard her poking around in the kitchen, he sprang out of his room and ran down the steps, three at a time.
The Queen was in the kitchen making coffee and pastries when Theo burst through the open entryway.
"Morning Theo," she greeted without looking up from her work.
He slid onto the barstool at the counter and watched her grind the coffee beans and load the coffee machine. Then he watched with fascination as she mixed the dough and filled up small paper cups.
"What are you making?"
Mira looked up and smiled. "Blueberry muffins. If you don't like blueberries, I am also going to be making cinnamon rolls."
"No no. I like both!" Theo insisted with sincerity although he had never heard of either.
