Arthur's words rang in my head as I settled into bed to sleep after having a long chat with him. He left looking as troubled as I was, and my body showed signs of fatigue as I fell asleep.
I jolted from the bed the next day and wondered what had awakened me. I listened in and there was silence in the whole room. The kind of silence that only existed in the deepest hours of the morning—when the world still clung to its dreams, and even the night creatures had fallen quiet. I stood alone in the shadows of my chambers, staring out into the darkness beyond Draego's walls, my mind restless.
