Elara
I’d be lying if I said that after the screams, sleep came to me as if nothing had happened. The truth is that both Clarissa and Naida fell asleep on either side of me, and I stayed there with my eyes wide open like an owl. Almost afraid to blink, thinking that millisecond might be enough for Cassian to appear at the foot of my bed.
That’s why today I’m up much earlier than usual. It’s just dawn, and I’m already in the gardens, wandering from one side to the other, nervous, restless. It’s no surprise that Antony is about ten steps behind me, always watchful. A part of the gardens is completely off-limits to feeders, just like the west wing of the castle. I can’t help but walk very close to the boundaries, trying to catch a glimpse of something. There are large stone statues where ve
