A Seat Among WolvesThe corridor outside Theo’s chamber carried a different kind of silence, one that held deep meaning he couldn't figure out just yet.Not the quiet of rest, nor the stillness of night, but something sharper. Something that awakened him deeply.One question raced through his mind and it was why?Why had he been summoned? Every servant he passed lowered their gaze too quickly as their footstep softened at his approach, as though the very air had learned to tread lightly around him. Word had spread perhaps or so he thought. ..It always did say times like this and he was used to it.Theo walked without haste, though each step demanded more from him than he allowed to show. His shoulders remained squared, his chin level, but beneath the calm exterior, the feeling of anxiety lingered.The burn hadn’t left him, It clung stubbornly beneath his skin, duller now but no less present. It pulsed faintly with each movement, a reminder stitched into his nerves. His hand brush
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