LILITH
Freya brought me to the fifth floor of Raven Tower—FeatherInk’s domain.
The moment we stepped inside, I felt it: dozens of eyes on me. Their gazes were bright, and burned with curiosity.
My steps faltered.
“What are you all staring at? A rare animal at the zoo?” Freya also paused to bark at them, hands on her hips as she met their gazes.
She clearly carried weight here, because the second she spoke, all those glances vanished like someone had flipped a switch.
In a flash, the sounds of flipping pages and keyboards clacking rang out through the floor.
“Sorry about that.” Freya turned back to me, a professional smile on her face.“They’re just… a little excited to meet you. Longing Bird is a bit of a legend around here.”
“It’s fine,” I nodded with a faint smile, before followi
