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037_Between Stone And Silence

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Lloyd’s POV

I got out of bed. There was no point lying here when sleep wasn’t going to come to me.

Exiting the bedroom, I made a beeline down the hallway for my study. The door creaked slightly as I pushed it open, hoping I didn’t wake anyone.

On my desk still lay Elora’s note. I rounded the desk and sat, my eye grazing over the note once more.

‘I have no faith in them.’

I leaned back in the desk chair, rocking it gently. Something is definitely off about the last hearing at the High Council.

First, it seemed like the questions were rehearsed.

I replayed the hearing in my head and then it suddenly occured to me. All the questions came from councillor Gaius.

And Gaius was a good friend of Darius. The only one who seemed different in a way was councillor Epaphras.

Could it mean that the idea of arresting Elora was planned from the beginning?

One thing is certain; these men know something, and whatever they know involves them and Elora.

And they think that by silencing Elora, they c
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