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The silence that enveloped the library could be perceived as a very unfiltered quiescence, equanimity in short.

The door was ajar, the chirping and tweeting of the birds were like music to the ears as it formed the background of the usual serenity.

Behind the desk was Lucian whose square shoulders reclined on his chair while his dead eyes travelled far away from the library through the spacious window, he was hardly blinking, before him a chessboard sat, while he twirled a piece in his hand, allowing him a smooth passage to his deliberations but each time he took a walk to his head, he'd always bump into the vivid memories of the one little human that had managed to turn his frigid heart to a helpless oscillatory pendulum.

On the other end behind him, Ash and Theo had been worried sick about Lucian who had locked himself up in his room, refusing to go to work or pick his calls.

He hadn't even talked about eating since that very day at the office, they don't know if he is doing fine or