Aria’s gaze flickered to door as Alder walked in. She tried smiling at him as their gazes met, but her lips just wouldn’t comply. She didn’t know how to feel now that she knew he wasn’t aware she had been in a clear frame of mind when she had gone to the cliff. She had done it for good of everyone. That was what she told herself; but why did she feel guilty then? Why was she uneasy about telling the truth?
“I’ll leave now, My lady”. She heard Nerissa say quietly.
She averted her gaze from Alders and nodded.
“Alright”. She replied.
She kept her gaze down till Nerissa walked out and quietly closed the door behind her, and it was only then that she let her gaze flicker back to Alder’s. He was watching her in that assessing manner which always made her feel completely exposed, which made h
