Watching Tearlach eat food was a fascinating and horrifying experience, Finn decided.

The three of them were seated at a round table out in the rose garden. Rohan had explained his grandmother had planted most of the plants and, though Rirea was failing, there were still a few blooms that let out soft, sweet scents. However, there was one large bush that clearly had been the queen of the group that was now simply bare, black branches. In between watching Tearlach eat, Finn had stared at that bush and wondered if he couldn’t make it bloom like he had Tanglewood.