[Isolde]
"What?" The word came out quicker than I intended, like I hadn't heard the question right.
My mind scrambled through a dozen possible answers, each one more dangerous than the last. I'd seen Phoebe glance toward the visitor's lodgings and was almost certain that she knew what was going on in there. Was she keeping watch for Luna? And if she was, if she understood what I'd witnessed...
'Could I leave here alive?'
My heart hammered against my ribs as I forced myself to really look at her. That's when I noticed the redness around her eyes, the slight puffiness of her face.
She'd been crying.
“I came out for a walk," I said carefully, keeping my voice casual. "To do some thinking." I paused, then added more gently, "Are you alright? Have you been crying?"
She wiped at her eyes
