Naeris's POV The moment the council room doors shut behind me, I let out the breath I’d been holding. My palms were still warm from gripping my skirt too tightly, my chest tight from Varek’s smug “good girl,” and Nyxion’s unreadable golden eyes. I kept walking, my boots clicking against the polished stone floor, telling myself I wasn’t running away. I just needed air. “Going somewhere without me?” The voice was lazy, smooth, and already smiling before I even turned my head. Aeron was leaning against the corridor wall, hands shoved in his pockets, as if he’d been waiting there for hours. His dark hair was perfectly messy, the kind of mess that looked like it had been done on purpose. “I thought you were in there,” I said, keeping my voice neutral. “I was,” he said, pushing off the wall and falling into step beside me. “But then I saw you leave, and I thought—why sit in there talking war strategies when I could follow you?” I rolled my eyes. “You’re supposed to be helping them.
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