Not once did her voice break while speaking about the ring of Adam. It was as though she had the pages of that book right in front of her face again. The words streamed out of her mouth without a single hitch.
"Gilding those rings in silver was simply to add insult to injury as it was quite unnecessary for the spell in them to work," she said.
"I'll never understand the double standard of humans, rejecting magic and punishing everyone that turns to it while relying on it to win their holy war,"
By the time the conversation about that precious piece of jewelry reached its end, Arabella was already in a nightgown as Silas got ready to tuck her in bed.
Looking up at him from that reclined position with a smile that remained feeble but a lot easier to display, her eyes landed on his hand for a moment as her mind debated whether it was alright to reach for it or otherwise.
