The Lycan King’s Broken Mate
“Whoever gathers gossip will come again. Until then, our house must stay boring.”
Toward evening, Lunathiel appears briefly. Her gaze measures us, unshining. “You do what can be done,” she says. “The rest is not the wall’s concern.” I don’t ask her to stay. It wouldn’t be proper.
Tonight, closing runs smoothly. Locks turn in one rhythm, the kitchen chime barely audible, storage taps drawn simultaneously. The eastern signal stays silent; the wall gives nothing back. The stones are quiet. Best music there is.