Violet doesn’t budge, and her eyes never leave Idun’s, which is remarkably foolish and far too arrogant. How is it that rules of our instincts don’t apply to her? Is it because of all the mixed heritage? Is it because of the miraculous birth? Is it because of her human raising among a much more lenient time and country? Is it because too many braincells have been burned out by botched potions in poorly ventilated spaces?
