V
Just weeks after our first night spent together, Adrien requested for me to bring a missive to my father. I was uncertain of the contents, but knew the familiar road to Maura and would do anything he asked of me. I hadn’t spoken with my parents since I’d left for the university and thought the trip may remedy some familial ties I’d abandoned. In truth, seeing my mother was a joy, while my father offered me little conversation, only a return letter for Adrien and a grim smile.
Father hadn’t sealed the parchment, and during my return to Valford, I read it.
The wisp has been dealt with. Thank you for looking after Isabelle.
The wisp. The Whisper. Sylus…he’d ‘dealt’ with Sylus.
I never resolved if I should be upset with Adrien or my father. Either way, Sylus was dead. He would never fin
