Chapter 70 - Fraying Minds

Strelitzia padded through the empty hallways of the castle. The shadows danced along the walls with every flicker of light from the sconces. The eyes from the portraits along the walls seemed to follow every move she made. She couldn't help casting sidelong glances this way and that as if she expected someone to appear. If she were honest with herself, she did. After being attacked multiple times whenever she wandered off on her own. Or even the apparition that once appeared to her in the garden. She hugged herself, trying to calm her nerves. The only sounds to be heard were her footsteps as she approached Bynx's bedroom door.