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A frown marred her face when she felt a scorching warmth behind her before she shouted happily, "I can feel the warmth! It is finally working!"
"What is working?" Came Theodore's question from behind her and Vanessa head snapped to look at him.
Her eyes trailed up from his shirt, where two of the top buttons were left undone, revealing part of his chest, to meet his inquisitive gaze.
Theodore's eyes were illuminated by an orange-red color, making him even more of an enticing tyrant king.
Vanessa, who appeared to be lost in her own world, took a moment to realize that the warmth she had initially felt had come from the burning wood Theodore held in his hand.
Her shoulder slumped in disappointment at the realization. "So, it was just you playing tricks with my mind."
"Do you think there is a way I can bury my parents now?"
"No," he replied curtly.