Max and Moonlight walked through one of the castle corridors.
Moon hopped from tile to tile as they moved forward.
"Dad, where are we going now?"
Max shrugged.
"We're going to find—"
He stopped.
A little further down the hallway, near one of the windows, there were two figures.
Elanor.
And Sophie.
Sophie had her head lowered.
Her shoulders were trembling.
Elanor had one hand resting gently on her back.
Moon lowered her voice.
"…Is she crying?"
Max sighed.
"Looks like it."
They walked closer.
Elanor looked up when she saw them.
"Max."
Sophie quickly wiped her eyes.
But it was too late.
Moon tilted her head.
"What happened to make you like this?"
Sophie clenched her fists.
Her voice came out shaky.
"I… knew…"
She took a deep breath.
"I knew Abby's story."
Max frowned slightly.
Sophie continued, almost crying again.
"She told me a long time ago…"
She brought a hand to her face.
"And she asked me not to tell anyone."
