Chapter 43 - A Guilty Conscious

The gardens had always been a favorite place for Ray'ven when she was younger. She and Strel often got lost in the maze-like bushes while they played, calling the small grove in the center their sacred place. Then Strel had left, and Bynx was never one to like to play with her, and Ray'ven was left alone. Occasionally, nobles would stop by and bring with them their children, but they had all been fake. Wanting to only get close for the benefit of getting closer to the king. The garden became her place to escape the stuffy nobles and their obnoxious kids. It had been where she had first met Baeron when he had still served her father.