Okay, I definitely need to be his friend.
“What are the symbols for the other powers?”
“Vision is an eye, of course. Aromatic magic is a rose, and Taste is an apple.”
I should have read about Gryon before coming here. Their kingdom is friendly with ours, but we don’t have a ton of interaction. Maybe I would have cared more if I’d known what their men look like.
Evelyn turned to Leo. “You would have an eye, then. If you could figure out how to do illusions correctly.”
“I don’t thinkIam the problem, Princess,” Leo argued. “I’ve been hiding my eyes for two centuries and you’re the first person to see through the illusion.”
Evelyn frowned. “How can that be? Why am I the only one?”
“I don’t know.” Leo stared at her like she was a puzzle.
“Is there anything else you’ve seen,” Damien asked, “orhaven’tseen, while you’ve been here that hasn’t been right?”
Evelyn pointed toward the palace. “Is the rose and vine symbol still in the sky?”
“Of course. It’s always there.”
“You can’t see it flying over the palace?” Leo asked.
“No,” Evelyn said. “I thought Hannah had lost her mind when we arrived, talking nonsense about flowers in the sky.”
Leo and Damien glanced at each other, an unheard conversation passing between them.
“What?” Evelyn asked.
Damien met her gaze. “Can I use my magic and see if you can hear it?”
“Sure.” Evelyn shrugged.
Damien’s fingers twitched at his side, but nothing else happened.
Evelyn waited several seconds, straining her ears for any sound. “Are you going to do anything?”
Damien furrowed his brows. “There should be a buzzing noise circling your head, like a wasp is flying around you.”
Evelyn ducked and raised a hand to swat the wasp away, forgetting that wasn’t the point. “I don’t hear anything.”
Damien’s fingers moved again. Leo jumped.
“What’s wrong?” Evelyn asked.
“I wasn’t expecting a crack ofthunderon a nice day.” Leo glared at Damien. “You’re going to make the whole palace panic.”
“I didn’t hear thunder,” Evelyn told them.
Damien stepped closer to Evelyn until he was only inches from her. He smelled like steel and coffee, bitter but not unpleasant. A seductive smile that made her breath catch replaced his quizzical expression.
“You areexquisite, Princess,” he whispered.
Evelyn’s cheeks went pink. “Um… thank you?”
Damien retreated out of her personal space. “That doesn’t work either? That always works!”
Leo snorted. “Sorry, friend. There had to be at least one woman you couldn’t seduce in this kingdom.”
