Chapter 14: Adelaide.

There should be little that can surprise me now.

In truth, nothing should actually but yet this makes me surprised.

How is this possible?

I look at myself in the mirror again and I shake my head in disbelief. I must be dreaming.

The clock shows me the time is well past seven in the morning and I know if I want to catch Lyros then I'll need to act now. The contents of Leah's letter are still stuck in my head. It's playing over and over, like a record on repeat, and normally I would have ignored such a thing and gone about my daily duties, but this time......

I look at myself in the mirror again and I release a sigh.

It's now or never. This is my duty, and I'm doing it for none other than myself. Hopefully, I won't die before he's done with me, but if I do at least I'll know I did it while fighting for my freedom.

That sounds so wrong.

The new guard that has been situated outside my room blinks when he sees me. He looks away, then he blinks once more, and he looks back at me agai