Lily’s Realms: Secrets of Magic and Destiny
If she went quiet in that dangerous, hollow way, he redirected the lesson to something calmer — footwork, breathing, balance.
He noticed everything.
And never used it against her.
Weeks passed.
The castle staff slowly stopped looking at her like she might shatter.
Some even spoke to her normally.
The kitchen staff learned she liked honey in her tea.
The seamstress learned she preferred sleeves long enough to cover her wrists.
The stable hands learned she liked feeding the smaller war horses apples, even if they tried to nibble her sleeves.
Normal things.
Small things.
Things that felt enormous.
One evening, Lily sat in the castle library, surrounded by towering shelves of ancient books. Cand