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."

smiled wistfully. "I know I'll never see her again, but I'll always remember her. If you ever meet her again, Father Gab, would you

finished, she noticed an uncharacteristic warmth flicker across Gab's face. He looked up at her. "I

again, his composure had returned-steady and reserved, as always. Nightingale almost thought she'd imagined it. She stepped

acknowledgment, lowering his

training 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


year, but a rare few managed

the keychain, closing his hand around

his pillow before heading to

from City C, he hadn't brought

he'd grabbed this keychain on his

since, he'd grown used to seeing it each

ever guess that a man like him could do something

and stared at the cartoon boy dangling from it, memories of those New Year days crowding his mind.

smile, her playful pouting, even her shyness around his grandfather—all so vivid, as

finally asked him to stay when

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