#Chapter 56: Pillow Talk

YENA When we finally caught our breath, Nolan curled up next to me and rested his head on my shoulder. I combed my fingers through his damp hair. It was getting long and wild. Finally, he asked me how I had done it. Convinced the King to release him. He asked if I found the old man, and what had happened. I started by telling him about my trip to the orphanage. Nolan’s eyes lit up when he heard me talking about my art lesson with the kids. Then I told him about the interview. I sat up and retrieved my phone from the nightstand as I talked. I pulled up the video on the news website and passed him the phone. Nolan was lying flat with his messy black hair splayed all around his head on the pillow. I stroked it as he watched the video. The interview was less than ten minutes long. He finished watching and gave my phone back to me. He said, “Alaster looks awful.” I wasn’t expecting that to be his first response.