Jaxton's confirmations felt like the final nail in Eryna's coffin, shutting down any hope that she might even have Zaydem alive. Eryna felt like the world was crumbling, and she didn’t know how to stop any of it.
After he told her what he knew and remembered, Eryna left the courtyard and walked back to the castle. Her legs felt heavy with each step as she trudged through the melted snow, the cold pushing through her thick cloak, yet the only feeling that rushed down Eryna's spine was numbness as she confined herself to the cold, snowy trail.
But what she didn’t notice was that a few stone floors up, a figure had been watching her from the top castle floor, watching her every move until she made it back to the castle and into the dark halls.
It was already late, and the quiet halls helpe
