LUNA AQUAMARINE’S POV
I hadn’t done a thing all day.
The gem he gave me.
The one I was supposed to use to craft his weapon still lay untouched on the table.
I couldn’t even look at it without feeling like it was judging me.
Like it already knew I was a liar. A cheat. An upcoming thief.
Immediately after we left his study, I moved to his workshop. I sat there, unmoving. I tried. I really did.
But no matter how many times I picked up the tools, my hands wouldn’t stop trembling. The shapes in my mind refused to come. Every design I started turned into something else. Something wrong.
So I gave up.
I walked back to our chambers in silence. Even Juliet noticed how quiet I was. She asked if I was okay. I told her I was tired. She didn’t press.
Now it was night, and I was still sittin
