Chapter 210: Go on...
"One that might ruin your mood far more than those helpless girls ever could," Charles said, his voice dropping to a confidential, almost intimate level. He let the statement hang in the fragrant air, watching his brother's face closely for the first flicker of reaction.
' Once you here about this, I assure you brother, you'll be no different than a leaf in the palm of my hand... I'm afraid I can't let you continue with your silly delusions any more.'
A soft breeze blew by, causing the wisteria blossoms to sway along with it, their sweet, cloying scent now feeling thick and heavy to Henry. He watched his brother, Charles, whose expression held a flicker of knowing amusement, as if he were about to reveal a particularly juicy piece of gossip rather than world-shifting news. Henry's own impatience was a hard knot in his stomach, a tension that made the lingering chill in the air from his earlier magic feel like a welcome in contrast.
