“Let’s be honest, we can both see that you’ll be leading me by the ear.” “Yeah, how do you figure?” He leaned on the table and rested his head in his hand. “Cherry, you’ve got me chasing phoenixes through snow banks. Another day and I’ll be holding down a griffin just so you can pat the damn thing.” “That actually sounds kinda fun.” Mentally, I added griffin to my list of pit stops. “I’ll be the bane of every creature on this continent to get a smile from you,” he said, smiling warmly. The declaration came out easily, like his devotion to my entertainment was the most natural thing in the
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