_Leon's POV_
The next morning, I went straight to the guard quarters.
I had barely slept that night. Every time I closed my eyes, I heard Talia’s voice again.
In the drawer of her desk.
Those words had followed me into the night and stayed there like a shadow over my thoughts.
I could still hear the exact way she had said it. Calmly. Naturally. As if she had every right to know.
But she did not.
Only a few people knew where the poison had been found in Anya’s room. I had made sure of that myself. I had given strict orders that no one was to speak of it before the formal punishment was passed.
So how had Talia known?
The question had burned in my mind until morning.
And now, I needed answers.
The air outside was still cool as I crossed the training yard. A few warriors were alrea
