Chapter 36 - His Promise

* * * Eve’s POV * * *

“Come with me” he tells me, standing from his Hospital bed. He holds out his hand towards me. He’s very tall, much taller than I had thought, but then most of the time I’ve seen him he’s been lying down.

I place my petite hand within his, my hand fully enclosed by his large warm hand, and let him lead me. Together we walk through the Nights Watch. He seems to know where he’s going, I’ll have to ask him about that. It feels as though we have walked the entire length of the Nights Watch, when we come upon a spiral staircase made of stone.

He never lets go of my hand as we walk up the winding staircase. He seems to feel when I get tired, and we pause briefly so that I can catch my breath. I really need to sleep soon. I nod to him, signalling that I’m ready to make the rest of the climb. There are occasional doors attached to the stairs, but we continue to climb until we reach the top. The staircase ends at a door.

He opens the door and leads me to a windowless ho