đ.đ: Unexpected ally
Later that night...
đhe door creaked open with a soft groan.
Mira and Seraphine finally returned to Elysia's chambers, slipping in with the silence of ghosts.
Elysia, who had been curled on the velvet chaise with a warm shawl draped over her shoulders, perked up at once. Her posture straightened instinctively, relieved and a little surprised.
Finally.
Her ladies-in-waiting had been absent since midday, missing the entire Reina chase and everything that followed. But their absence hadn't been arbitrary, it was work-related. Dangerous work.
After Azrin's tip, the surveillance team had swarmed the maid quarters, conducting rigorous interrogations. The intruder who broke into Elysia's roomâa maidâhad left behind chaos.
Mira and Seraphine had been pulled into the aftermath, spending the entire day knee-deep in search efforts and questioning.
They looked exhausted now.
