CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
It had been almost two and a half weeks since I last laid my gaze on Theo and a part of me ached to see him again. I was not supposed to feel like this but the more I tried to suppress it, the more the ache became evident. Leon claimed that Theo had taken a group of soldiers to scout a rumored threat in the Far East of the kingdom the very same day we had parted ways. I had been right. His words, even though kind, had been a goodbye. I had not had time to talk to Leon about whoever lied about whatever, considering he seemed to be acting really strange lately. Waking up early in the morning before day break and then coming in only when I was fast asleep. That had been the cycle. Something was troubling him and a great part of me was afraid, that this had something to d
