Chapter 62

Juniper

After a long day, and an even longer night, we were finally alone.

When we had finished talking with Alessia and Matthias, my mother had led us out of the reception room, stopping only when Lukas pulled Matthias to the side to whisper to him in private for a moment.

She showed us to the treehouse we would stay in while there, letting us know there was clothing provided for us within. Then she left us on our own.

I walked around the room, examining the interior of the treehouse.

The room was carved out of the inside of the tree, with large windows looking out into the canopy of the trees and providing a view of the star dusted heavens above. The bed was large and low to the floor, topped with an ivory duvet and a plethora of pillows of varying sizes. Small shelves wound their way up the curving interior wall of the tree, and a dainty vanity and dresser carved into the walls made up the rest of the furnishings. A door led off to the side, into what I assume was the bathroom.

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