Moeller and Leo left to go wherever magic lessons were held.
As soon as they were out of sight, Haydn appeared from a different hallway. “There you are!”
At minimum, Evelyn wanted to glare at him. Her full desire was to cover his body in bruises for tricking her into kissing him last night and then abandoning her in the library. However, theBargain magic of his first wish made her smile at him. “Hello, Haydn.”
“Morning, Ritter!” Damien said enthusiastically. “We missed you at breakfast. Heinrich was seconds away from stabbing a fork through my eye!”
“I have no doubt you worked very hard to accomplish such a feat. I was away to complete some errands for a dear friend this morning.” Haydn winked at Evelyn.
“That sounds very kind of you,” she said, feigning ignorance.
“Now that I’m back, do you want to get rid of that tattoo on your wrist?” Haydn offered.
“You’ll really tell me the secret now?”
“Of course! A deal is a deal. Unless you don’t want to know possibly the most important secret of your life.”
The inability to roll her eyes was physically painful. “Yes, Haydn, I would love to hear the secret. Please and thank you.”
Satisfied, Haydn shifted his attention to Damien. “You should come with us, Fontaine. You already know what I’m going to tell her.”
“You do?” Evelyn asked.
“No.” Damien shot Haydn a defiant glare.
“Of course you do!” Haydn insisted. “You were here when it happened!”
“It’s not our place to tell her.”
“You don’t think she deserves to know?”
“Not fromyou.”
“I’m just trying to be honest with her. There’s been a definite lack of honesty on the continent.”
“What are you hiding?” Evelyn demanded.
Damien grimaced. “It’s not about me. It’s like when I couldn’t say anything about Leo.”
“But with Leo, I didn’t know I was missing something. Now, I do!”
“I can make sure you know everything once we’re home. I can’t do anything here.”
“But Haydn can! He’s already promised to tell me!”
“Exactly!” Haydn said. “Let’s find a room for some privacy. Are you coming, Fontaine?”
“Evelyn, please,” Damien begged. “I want you to know everything, but this isn’t how you should find out.”
“That’s not up to you,” Evelyn said.
Damien took a deep breath. “Fine. I’ll stay so I know you aren’t getting the story wrong.”
“Excellent!” Haydn beamed.
He led them both into an empty office and shut the door.
“What is the secret?” Evelyn asked impatiently.
