CHAPTER 85
GLADE'S POV
I was sitting in front of my mirror, adjusting the strands of my hair while checking my reflection, making sure everything looked exactly the way I wanted before I pinned it all up.
The door opened slowly with a quiet creak, and Elara stepped inside. She kept her head down as she entered the room, her hands clasped in front of her.
"What are you doing here? Didn’t I already send you out with something to do?" I asked, not even turning away from the mirror.
"Yes," she said quietly, her voice barely carrying across the room.
"Then why are you standing here? I told you not to come back unless you had something actually worth reporting," I said, still watching her through the reflection.
"That’s why I came back," she said, and I could hear the fear in her voice, t
