As she took in Lord Ezra’s changed countenance, Sapphire could not help but respond to his smile.
“Walk with me?” he offered his arm.
It was a rare occasion she spent any time with any council member outside of the Chambers. Though she knew Ezra, Caradoc and Aedan had been the best of friends in their youths, the conflicts between Ezra and Caradoc over the years had left her grandfather torn between the two and so the men were rarely together unless for business. It had meant she also had limited contact with the leaders of the Prime Covens.
“How was your business in Alaska, My Lord?” She allowed each man to thread her hands through their elbows as they walked through the meadow. The diversion of his presence soothing her soul.
“It was rather unfortunate, is what it was.” He scowled,
