ERYNA
I felt something almost accustomed to anger when Katiyah told me about Vidalgo's secrets; it might even particularly be one; maybe I’m just getting too much into it, and perhaps she was lying.
But the way she didn’t even flinch or hesitate when she told me, she must know something. I left the back room of the bakery, tense with a bitter feeling brimming in my chest from my talk with Katiyah.
Katiyah's mother smiled at me. "Thank you for coming to your bakery, Lady Eryna; we will be expecting more visits," she told me. I tried to return the smile before heading out, not acting on the gazes that followed me through the door.
" Eryna!" I heard my name called, but I didn’t stop. I walked farther until I hit someone. That was when my mind came crashing back. I was angry at myself for
