Chapter VI
I COULD PHYSICALLY FEEL the difference in the surrounding energy after the siblings finally found a way to talk to each other and reconcile. Their happiness was infectious, and Hesrah was the brightest beacon in the house. She had fixed what had been broken for so long with her brother, I was alive and well, she was enjoying the freedom of Magnus’ house which I guessed was quite different from the rigor of the Inner Sanctum and all that had helped her transform into a right bundle of joy.
She never noticed I wasn’t where she was emotionally. During the day, when I was with them or with Magnus, my situation felt manageable and I could hide how I really felt. But I spent the nights roaming about in the woods surrounding the mansion, only stopping to either cry my heart out or pu
