Fortunately, none of the candied fruits in the box had been damaged when she bumped into the man.
She stumbled back a step, it would’ve been worse if not for the treacherous training she had undergone back at Lanster. What baffled her more was the fact he didn't move at all.
"Easy." He caught her arm, just for a second, then let go before it could mean anything, probably after noticing the slight uncomfort written all over her face. "These floors have claimed better people than you."
Phaeryl finally decided to look at the man. His hair was so pale it looked silvered in the lamplight, almost white. They were even paler than Charis’ and eyes a shade of blue she hadn't seen on a person before, washed thin like the inside of a shell. For a moment he just looked at her, the way a person loo
