Chapter 540

He clenched his small fists. "I'm going to study too. I'm going to pass those exams. I'm going to ride in a carriage like that one day."

Half a month passed in what felt like no time at all.

At Thorne Manor, in the main courtyard garden, fresh green shoots had begun to push through the dark soil of the vegetable beds.

That afternoon, Oriana stood with Gideon along a stone path beside the garden.