Darren's POV
"That pink fluid right there is the sap from what we witches call the World's Heart. It was some kind of tree, some kind of fruit, some kind of stream. And those are just a few of its forms. It's many things all at once. And obviously, I will not show you where it is."
She easily read my mind as I had wondered why I never knew of this. Maybe it was because I never got to read all my mother's books or I just didn't pay enough attention.
"Telling you about it and showing you this room is already going against a million laws but I know you won't say a thing to anyone. Well, save for the young woman in the pool."
I laughed at her words. What she was doing helped me. Making small jokes in between the difficult conversations to keep my heart light. I needed it, not as a distraction but as a way to allow my mind to hold on to hope. Hope that Diamond will be cured.
