Chapter 106

Soren pointed toward a direction. “The balcony. There are fewer people there.”

I looked at him, slightly slack–jawed. “Don’t you need to, uh, host the guests?”

“Aren’t you a guest?”

My cheeks flushed as I followed him to the first–floor balcony.

The night breeze was cool, carrying with it the fresh scent of pines and the forest.

The question resurfaced in my mind.

“Mr. Kenway-‘

“Taylor-”

We paused, realizing we had spoken simultaneously, and laughed.

he

my lips together to steady my quickening heartbeat. “I really want to know: have

His mesmerizing eyes were fixed on my

silence, he finally said, “Don’t you remember me at all,

Have

my memories as hard as I could, but his face–or anyone who resembled him–didn’t appear in

a gentlemanly grin. “It’s been a long, long time. Not remembering isn’t that strange, to be honest.”

When

or nine. It was

up. “Schansey? That’s my grandma’s

was a mischievous imp, too. My grandfather was fed up with it, so he brought me to the

recall. Nothing came

I was a kid. I’d throw hands with the boys in town. So… Did I beat you up or

smile deepened as he shook his head. “No.

was shocked. I didn’t remember doing anything so

hanging out with my friends, who were all sons of soldiers like myself.

a basketball match with another group of older kids, which somehow escalated into an actual brawl. We were beaten up pretty badly.

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