Ava’s POVI cannot sleep.It's very quiet around the mountain.The outer cliffs have been softened by snowfall hours ago and Valley Creek is so quiet these days, it's like a blanket has been put over it. Guards walk around the eastern wall somewhere below our room, rotating around. The network is constantly moving under the land, strands gliding softly, like sleepers.Next to me, Milrac is awake.I know before I open my eyes.The bond now haunts him continually. Under my awareness warmth. Steady breathing. The gentle touch of his hands on my shoulder, in the dark.He knows, I guess, something was troubling me tonight.I had the impression that he noticed me, when I returned from the archive room.But he never asked.Never pressed.It still has a grip on me that it shouldn't.I look at the ceiling for another minute, and then quietly shove the blanket aside.Milrac's gaze turns to me right away.“Ava.”“No, I am not leaving,” I say quietly.A pause.Then, the bond slackens a little in
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