His heart beat quickly in excitement, and he almost jumped up. He whipped his head to the door and ran outside. He immediately went looking for his girlfriend.
He did not forget about his promise that they'd be together when his sister hatched!
He saw Athie first. The little boy was reading a scroll about human history or something in one of the armchairs. "Where's your aunt?"
"Garden," he said with that flat expression on his face. Finn didn't even take another second before he disappeared and went to the gardens. He saw Syl holding a basket, carefully trimming a few leaves from several plants they had there.
"SYL!" he yelled, running to her. Without a word, he kneeled down and lifted her up, carrying her on his shoulder. She gasped, dropping her basket, though she managed to cast a spell so it landed gracefully to the ground.
