"Take me to Destan," she declared with a sense of pride as if she were the one granting Egon's wish before their silent journey back to the von Conradie's manor. Adela made a conscious decision to act as though their previous conversation had never taken place.
At least for now.
Upon their arrival, her first order of business was to retrieve her coat from the Pearl Wing. Accompanied by a guard, she was then escorted to the familiar hall they had traversed the day before. Egon was already there — with an icy demeanor — he appeared even more rigid than usual dressed in the same attire he had worn when they left Lanark.
While she had anticipated his coldness, she was taken aback by the sight of a dejected Sator.
