AURELIA

Dinner went fine, I guess.

Del was polite. Sat beside me. Nodded when I spoke. Poured me wine once, which was okay, it was something.

But I don't know if he is pissing me off or what because tell me why his face was as hard as concrete and he kept looking straight ahead like he was slowly going crazy.

But he smiled once when I told him that I was very good at archery.

So yeah. That’s progress, right?

Layla didn’t show. Obviously. After the whole garden scene, she was probably ...