Chapter 2566

Nightingale climbed the stairs to the third floor and walked straight into the man's study. She set the keychain down on his desk. "I'm sorry, sir. I thought it was just a regular trinket, so I brought it to Hedya without asking you first."

Gab was reviewing several documents in his hand. At her words, he glanced at the keychain, nodded mildly, and said, "Go back and stay with Hedya."

"Yes, sir!" Nightingale answered respectfully, but her curiosity got the better of her. "If I may, Father Gab-may I ask who gave this to you?"

Gab slowly looked up from his papers. "Someone you know."

Nightingale's mind raced as surprise flickered across her face. "You've met Sylvia?"

Of all people, only she would pull a playful stunt like gifting Gab a keychain.

He gave a brief nod, his expression as unreadable as ever. "I have."

Nightingale's features softened with nostalgia. "Is she in Country C? Is she... doing well?"

Gab's eyes lingered on the keychain. After a quiet moment, he replied, "She's well."

remember her. If you ever meet her

she noticed an uncharacteristic warmth flicker across Gab's face.

she'd imagined it. She

lowering his

grounds, did bright lights still burn. Out there, men pushed themselves through endless drills, night and day, hoping to catch the eye-and the favor of the most powerful man in


those grounds each year, but a rare few

closing his hand around it before rising to return to

the keychain under his pillow before heading

City C, he hadn't

by instinct, he'd grabbed this keychain

the days since, he'd grown used to seeing

man like him

and stared at the cartoon boy dangling from

shyness around his grandfather—all so vivid, as if

she'd finally asked him to stay when he was

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