I stared at him for a moment longer, the pieces settling into place in a way that felt almost absurd. "So you are the one," I said slowly, my voice even despite the tension tightening around us, "who broke into Lirael's chambers. The one I pursued through the palace."
[Good job, mysteries are starting to unravel.]
Finally.
Kaiden's expression darkened instantly, his jaw tightening as he turned his head away, as though refusing to acknowledge it aloud would somehow make it untrue.
"Kaiden," Lirael said gently, though there was a quiet weight behind it that carried more than the word itself. That alone was enough. He looked worse for it.
[Host…] Nero's voice slipped in, quieter than usual, threaded with curiosity. [Who exactly is she?]
I exhaled faintly.
I do not know, I answered inwardly, and that, perhaps, was the most unsettling part.
