BTFA

But Cassy didn’t react to his jabs like she normally would. He could feel her sadness through the bond. It was the same wavy of darkness that had had him sprinting down the hall to check on her.

And he had seen her crying.

He caressed her walls again but she said nothing still. He knew if he strained his ears to listen far enough to her chambers, he would find her crying. He sighed.

He had much to do. So much. His consolation, however, was that he wasn’t alone anymore.

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Cassy stepped on light toes as she neared the Great Hall. She could feel and hear Lino’s frustration from miles away. He’d sent her parents away an hour ago, and while everything that happened had hurt her and she still wanted to talk to them, she felt it was for the best that they weren’t at the castle anymore.

She was curious as to what he’d told them that had softened her father’s gaze when she’d gone to say goodbye to them, but it didn’t make him pull her into hi