Esmond POV:
I have made assumptions and hurt someone dear to me. I don't understand; I was angry—really angry—that I did not care. It's like I was fighting my other self.
There was a desire to just lash out at people, using hatred as an excuse.
What should I do? I can't face Gesine now that I've done that to her, though she doesn't know that I was the one in the mask.
I wouldn't be able to look at her face to face.
It's the middle of the night. Should I go back to the hotel? Keres and Cassandra might be waiting for me.
But maybe I should stay out here for a little while longer.
The wind was cold; that was when I noticed that my long sleeve on one arm was gone, probably because of Gesine.
So I took off my clothes and threw them away, leaving me with only a tank top. The cold doesn't bother me too much.
