Letters in the Shadow
Their horses stood calm and immovable, their eyes reflecting the pale moonlight breaking through the clouds.
At the center of the road stood a single figure on foot, leaning casually against a thick oak trunk. He held a brass lantern in one hand, casting a warm, flickering glow over his tailored navy coat. It was Victor. He stepped into the middle of the road, brushing rain droplets from his velvet cuffs with a faint, amused smile.
"Heading somewhere so early in the morning,Alvaro?"
Victor asked softly, his voice cutting clearly through the howling wind. "I must say, I am disappointed. I expected a much more sophisticated strategy from a university scholar." Alvaro jumped down from the