Daniel’s POV
I barely slept.
Every time I closed my eyes, I saw that shadow at my window again, just standing still.
When morning came, I told myself it was fear playing tricks on me. War makes people imagine things. That was what the guard had said.
But my heart did not agree.
I dressed slowly and stepped into the palace courtyard. The sun was bright, but it did not chase away the unease inside me. Soldiers trained in the distance. Servants hurried across the stone paths. Everything looked normal.
I bent down near the herb garden to pick fresh leaves for the infirmary. My hands moved automatically, but my thoughts were far away.
Then I felt it again, that same feeling of
Someone watching me.
My back became stiffened and Slowly, I looked up.
Across the courtyard, near the fountai
