Elara Wandering around the castle comes with certain limitations, not just the one about Cassian’s wing, located in the west wing. To that is added not being able to leave these walls without the company of guards. Most of them are Halfbloods, and although they seem to be equipped with full armor that protects them from the sun, they don’t seem very willing to fulfill my wishes. So that limits my outings to nighttime walks. Except on some occasions, when a tall man, with hair as black as his eyes, has offered to accompany me. Despite being a Pure, his presence is not entirely unpleasant to me; he limits himself to letting me walk while following several steps behind, silent and barely making a sound as he moves. You could say we tolerate each other. I’m sitting on a small stone bench ben

