The sound was like a rodent gnawing on dry wood.Scritch. Scratch. Scritch.Elion woke up instantly. The adrenaline that had become his constant bedfellow spiked, sending his heart racing before his eyes even opened.He rolled over, reaching for the empty space beside him. The sheets were cold."Cale?" Elion whispered.The scratching stopped.Elion sat up, squinting into the gloom of the Garden Room. It was pre-dawn, that grey, ghostly hour where shapes lost their meaning.He saw a silhouette by the desk.Cale was sitting on the floor, hunched over something. He was shirtless, his back a pale curve in the darkness, the bandages on his shoulder stark white."Cale," Elion said, his voice soft but firm. "What are you doing?"Cale didn't answer. He started moving his hand again. Scritch. Scratch.Elion climbed out of bed. He walked over, his bare feet silent on the carpet. He reached for the lamp, but remembered the bulb was blown. He grabbed his phone and turned on the flashlight.The be
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