CH 71 - The Ever Growing To Be Read List
The aftermath of Meike's library exploits.
“Oh, Meike,” Cass said, smiling into her sleeve. “You’re a naughty little scamp.”
“No more than Pickles,” they said, sinking against a wall and pressing a hand at the stitch in their side. “And I only took things the Queen would have no use for.”
Meike had ducked out of the castle as the festivities came to a head. It was far too loud and crowded for their liking, and some of the nobles were…getting oddly comfortable with each other. For that, they mostly blamed Pickles, who Meike spotted lurking around the punch bowl. He’d tactfully tucked a flask into a furry pocket on his side, briefly making eye contact with them as he did so. And then he had the nerve to wink!
