Adella's POV I followed him without thinking, my fingers wrapping around his hand the moment I caught up to him, my grip tightening as though I was afraid he would disappear again if I let go, and my breath came out unevenly as I looked at him, my eyes searching his face for something, anything that would explain why he had left without a word.“Why did you not tell me?” I asked, my voice not as steady as I wanted it to be, my brows pulling together slightly as I held onto him. “You were leaving and you said nothing to me, not even a word, not even a warning, did you think I would not notice your absence?”Sigil looked at me.Then at our hands.Then back at my face.Slowly, he removed his hand from mine, his fingers slipping away in a way that made something in my chest drop, and I felt the loss of contact immediately, even though it should not have mattered as much as it did.“My lady,” he said quietly, his tone controlled, his posture straightening slightly as he took a step back,
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