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[39.1] THE JOURNAL

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I have stared at stars, I have prayed to gods, near and far of all circles. But even they have

turned a deaf ear.

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[SHADE SHADOWS]

Liston, the guard keen on getting me into trouble, stands before me. Though his face is visibly

calm as one would expect of a guard, there is a warm glimmer in his eyes, and his lips tug upwards,

dimming slightly when a set of Guards matches passed.

I turn from him, taking sharp breath in before closing the crimson door behind me and I feel his

eyes follow my every movement.

When I turn around, I catch his gaze resting on the red door before snapping back to me, and he

opens his mouth to say something, but a voice interrupts his speech.

"I'll take her from here."

My gaze lands on Madam Catherine as she walks firmly towards me.

For a moment, Liston seems hesitant, but he steps aside, a short bow before the madam.

His gaze strays to me one more time, a tightness in his jaw, before taking his leave.

I watch his figure disappear in the hallways and
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