I lingered in front of the Triad dormitory, hesitant to enter. I was supposed to meet up with Thea for our weekly Banshee sign lesson, but how could I now I decided to give it up?
She’d asked me if I was serious about this and back then, I was. Back when I thought I would be disowned and I’d have to find new meanings in life.
Things were different now.
Soon, I would be busy with Valkyrie and Heir duties. There would be no time or space in my life for a skill like this.
Still... I had to tell her.
I should tell her...
I took a deep breath and turned around. I couldn’t.
I walked away, one word echoing through my head. Coward.
“You’re just doing what must be done,” I muttered to myself, trying to justify my choices. “This was always your destiny.”
I stared at the sheets I was hol
