A Fragile Front

Beatrix's P.O.V.

A tired and grumpy Bastian greeted me the next morning. It was wise for everyone to stay out of his way, which meant they also stayed out of mine. It was amazing.

It helped that everyone was scared of him too. Magnus practically shook like a leaf when Bastian lunged at him for bumping into me. Still, I had a feeling the shaking was more due to Magnus's exhaustion and excessive c