Talia walked through the garden and observed the colors changing as dawn cracked.
Just as Talia feared, sleep didn't come to her. Whenever she closed her eyes, mental images of Damon and Marcy plagued her mind, so she gave up on sleeping and decided to take a walk.
She sat at the edge of a circular basin of a fountain and looked at the still water. In the middle was a sculpture of a woman and a wolf. The wolf was on his hind legs, two creatures leaning on each other while reaching up for something in the sky, and Talia guessed that from there water would flow if the fountain was working.
Talia dipped her fingers in the chilly water and tried to think how much time passed for Damon.
Since Damon passed through the portal, one day for Talia should be about one hour for Damon.
