Flashback ( PDFDrive )

apology for chasing Edaline away, and Edaline kissed her cheek,
promising there were no hard feelings.
“Not to break up the reunion,” Sandor interrupted, “but Sophie
looks a little pale.”
“I just need to sit,” Sophie assured everyone.
“It sounds like some food would be good too,” Grady added with a
wink at Sophie.
Edaline nodded and snapped her fingers, making a round crystal
table appear in the center of the room—and the next snap brought
Sophie a chair.
Sophie sank onto it gratefully as Edaline continued snapping,
bringing in chairs for everyone—including Sophie’s bodyguards—
along with tray after tray of elvin delicacies: custard bursts and
ripplefluffs and pudding puffs and mallowmelt—even butterblasts.
There were plenty of savory foods too, of course, and they smelled
delicious. But Sophie still filled half her plate with desserts, and
nobody blamed her.
Even Bo cracked a smile when he had his first bite of mallowmelt—
and then helped himself to the rest of the tray.
Tarina took down almost as many ripplefluffs.
They were both sampling their first custard bursts when they
jumped to their feet and drew their weapons.
“It’s not an intruder,” Sandor told them, shaking his head. “It’s the
physician—you should’ve recognized his scent from Sophie’s clothes.”
“I smell like Elwin?” Sophie asked as a loud knock rattled the door.
“You smell like everyone and everything you’ve been in contact
with,” Flori told her as Grady went to let Elwin in—which was a
strange thing to realize, even if it also made sense.