The two bodyguards left immediately. Seamus and Persephone were the only ones in the house.

Seeing her battered appearance stirred anger and pain within Seamus.

"We brought a significant amount of ointment from Centrolis." He placed the burn ointment in her hand. "I noticed you burned your arm. I'm unsure if other parts of your body are affected, so I can't assist there. Examine yourself and attend to any injuries. I'll be waiting at the door. Call me when you're finished."

Persephone remained motionless, tears streaming from her vacant eyes.

"Miss!"

"Why did he do that to me?" She trembled. "He told me he liked me last night!

"He's been the one protecting me since I came to Flinge... How did he change so abruptly? Is he no longer protecting me because the breakfast I made sucked?

"Tell me why?!"

her head around her

been squatting in front of her, stood up slowly,

before, he stood before her like a god

He chuckled. 'I should intertwine her destiny

into something that won't work. He

look up,

these two days. We'll return to Centrolis

was the Hamertons or the Thompsons, would make them view him

then, his status would ascend. He

down, Persephone felt as if her heart were

but his image persisted. The chair triggered visions of him sitting there while

the courtyard stirred recollections of the mountains and forests he had once shown

teary-eyed, she managed to restrain her

mystery of Seamus' whereabouts troubled her. He was consistently absent from home, leaving a rotation

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