"Are you bored?" Amelia asked Isabel who sat lazily on her bed with a tired look on her face.  "Isn't it obvious? There's literally no difference between being here and being cooped up at home. The only thing that changed is the size of the bedroom and the luxurious privileges but besides that, there's really nothing else to write home about," she replied, expressing how tired she was.  "Things would be much better if we could at least go outside and roam around freely," Amelia muttered with a sigh.  "I know it would but at the same time, it wouldn't be the right thing to do. Adrian already told us what to expect at least till Ryan gets better and we can't afford to put ourselves in danger just because we feel suffocated. When the time is right, we'll explore

Ryan sat in his office with his head resting on the table in front of him. He had excused himself from Adrian briefly so he could get some alone time to get his thoughts together.  He actually felt very tired and in pain and was hoping he could get some rest before resuming his duties but after he happened to overhear Cassius and Adrian earlier, he knew his plan would no longer be possible.   A knock on the door distracted Ryan from his sleep, causing his to groan angrily.  "Who is it?" he hissed, wondering why anyone would still attempt to bother him even when he had asked for some time alone.   "It's me Adrian, sorry to bother," Adrian replied, immediately walking in.&n

  "I can't believe you're finally getting out of here sweetie. I'm so fucking jealous of you," Isabel joked as she watched Amelia stare at herself in the mirror for the thousandth time. "Oh please Isabel, don't exaggerate it. It's not like I'm actually going anywhere special or anything like that. It's just a simple walk around the place but you know, I still can't believe Ryan and I are actually going out for a walk. I mean, I'm not complaining or anything, I'm just surprised that it's actually happening because I did not expect it," Amelia said, turning away from the mirror to face Isabel. "What exactly is so surprising about it? I mean, aside from the fact that you weren't aware that he was already back to normal, shouldn't you have expected something like this to happen? As far as I know, going on dates or strolls is perfectly normal f

  Ryan and Amelia had walked around the fortress and Ryan had shown her a few other places that he was emotionally attached to. The night was getting darker and they both decided to sit by the lakeside that Amelia didn't expect to see.  According to Ryan, the lakeside was their final destination for the night and it also happened to be one his favorite spots. Amelia had seen a completely different side of Ryan today and like she hoped, he wasn't half as bad as everyone thought.  Behind the person they all called crazy was a goofy, nerdy and adorable man, who genuinely appreciated the littlest things and was passionate about the things he genuinely liked. They had visited the official library of the fortress earlier and just like he bragged about his secret room of artifacts, he didn't stop gushing over the fact th

"Good morning pretty boy!" Adrian greeted as soon as he walked into Ryan's office with Ivan following closely behind him.  "It's way too early for you to be this noisy Adrian," Ryan drawled tiredly, wondering how Adrian always woke up with so much energy in the morning, whereas he woke up with little to no energy at all.  "Well, you can say I'm in a great mood today cause you won't believe who's finally back with us," Adrian said, wearing a grin on his face and seating on the available seat opposite Ryan with Ivan taking a seat beside him.  "What is Adrian talking about?" Ryan asked, directing his attention away from Adrian to Ivan.  "Good morning Sir," Ivan greeted first with a slight bow.