With the eyes of the Sages watching me, I opened the door and walked back into the tower.
As soon as I stepped into my room, I closed and locked the door. I'd had enough of people trying to hurt me for one day. My shoulders sagged as I pulled my shirt over my head, exhaustion settling into my bones like a slow-moving weight.
The look on Leif's face told me all I needed to know. He had been influenced by them, but I wasn't ready to forgive him just yet. I didn’t want to make him suffer—that wasn’t the point. I just needed time to cool down and regain my self-control.
I pulled back the covers on my bed before moving into the bathroom, turning on the tap to fill the ancient, claw-footed tub. The pipes clattered and banged as they always did, rattling through the walls with an almost rhythm
