Chapter 81

Our last day in Cordina was filled with goodbyes. Goodbye to the villa, with its painted ceilings and windows framing postcard views. Goodbye to Greta, who hugged me as if I'd been family for years, whispering blessings in Cordinan and pressing a small package into my hands—later I discovered it held a set of Eldorian spices "for when you feel homesick." Goodbye to Ivy, who promised to visit us in