Chapter 27 - Tea and Secrets

The following several hours were spent in Aryana's quarters getting ready for their meeting. Her mind racing with ideas of how she would guide the conversation, she selected a basic yet lovely gown. When lunchtime came, she was prepared. Her plans had succeeded. In his desire to win her approval, Cyrus would fill her in on all she wanted to know about himself, his ideas, and, ideally, the myths and legends of the silver talon clan that weren't contained in books. If anyone could help her find the truth, it was Cyrus. She needed to know more about the Silver Talon. Cyrus was sitting at a tiny table with a silver teapot and fine porcelain teacups as she entered the field where they had decided to meet. As she came closer, he stood up and bowed slightly before bringing out a chair for her. “Thank you, Cyrus” she said as she sat down “This looks beautiful" With a kind grin, he poured her a cup of tea and took a seat across from her, “I'm happy you enjoy it. I had been anticipating