Alpha Thomas
“After the solstice?”
Lilian's eyes shimmered with unshed tears as she murmured, “I’m not... I don’t know.” A heavy silence wrapped around them, thick like a warm blanket. The fire popped, sending a few sparks dancing into the air, while the smoke drifted up, light and quiet, escaping the Keep.
Hera broke the stillness with a question that hung in the air. “When will she leave?”
“On the next full moon,” Lilian replied, as if it were just a casual trip to Vegas.
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