Chapter 24

CAELUM

“I don’t

understand!”

I rolled my

eyes at Aeon as he throws the book down on the table, lying down on the earth–his

platinum blond hair in contrast with the dark soil, his purple eyes squinted as

he looks up at the cloudless sky. Birds squawked as they fly up the clouds, startled

of Aeon’s loud voice as he disturbed the silence only the field can provide for

me. I continued harvesting the roses I will place next to the lilies, choosing

a light blue porcelain vase to put it in.

“There ought to be something–anything! I mean,

there should be a connection, a clue as to...