Chapter 8

• Tiana helped Wilder clean his home, even though he tried to make her stop, his face red in embarrassment that it was cluttered in the first place. He mentioned his mother came over once a week, and she would arrive the day after tomorrow. Wilder wanted to surprise her with a house she didn’t have to clean and meals like he used to cook.
• He talked, and Tiana listened, asking questions occasionally. The human world was fascinating, with so much variety in it. As a princess, Tiana had anything she could want provided for her, a closet full of clothes, even though she favored one outfit, and food prepared for her at every meal. She did not know how to cook or sew, her time spent in other pursuits befitting her royal station.
• Tiana hadn’t brought up the reason she was here to Wilder, and he hadn’t asked. Maybe she would bring it up in the future, perhaps not. After the story he told, healing Siam wouldn’t be a good enough gift for Wilder. She needed to think of something bigger, something that would impact him directly.