As the sound of Adrian's car faded into the distance, so did the last excuse for either of us to keep talking. Neither Vaeldric nor I seemed to have any reason left to speak. I headed inside, already imagining the comfort of my bed waiting upstairs.
Oh... turns out I was wrong. The front door had barely closed behind us when Vaeldric called my name.
"Seraphina."
I didn't stop walking. It didn't sound important. Besides, today had been far too long.
The exhibition.
Lysara.
The Queen.
Adrian.
Right now, all I wanted was a shower, to wash off what was left of my makeup, and sleep until tomorrow afternoon.
Honestly, I didn't even need to remove my makeup anymore. It had already faded on its own. No matter how waterproof it had been, I'd spent the entire day running around without touc
