The door closed behind me with a soft click.
I walked down the corridor, my boots silent on the stone floor. The lanterns on the walls flickered as I passed. Nova's voice stirred in the back of my mind.
[You are certain about this? Sponsoring her, bringing her into your team? You know nothing about her except what she told you in a moment of grief. Desperate people say desperate things.]
I reached the end of the corridor and turned left, heading toward the main hall. The estate was quiet at this hour. The servants had retired to their quarters. The knights on patrol were stationed at the outer walls. The only sounds were my footsteps and the distant howl of wind through the mountain passes.
"I am sure."
[Why?]
"After what you told me about her abilities."
I paused at a window, looking out at the snow-covered courtyard. The moonlight painted everything in shades of silver and blue. The mountains in the distance looked like sleeping giants wrapped in white shrouds.
