The morning light filtered through the tall windows of Genvah Academy's grand library, illuminating rows of bookshelves that seemed to stretch endlessly.
Aiden sat at a corner table with Adrian and Sevan, deep in conversation, though their hushed voices were anything but quiet.
"I just realised something," Aiden said, breaking the comfortable rhythm of the morning. His brow furrowed, and his fingers drummed absently against the wooden table.
"What's that?" Adrian asked, leaning back precariously in his chair, balancing on two legs like he had nothing better to do.
"Why was Emmeranne out there last night?" Aiden asked, glancing between his friends. "She wasn't supposed to be wandering the forest, and she didn't seem surprised to see me."
Adrian's chair slammed back onto all four legs as he straightened up. "Good point. What's she doing patrolling the woods in the middle of the night? Sounds a bit dodgy if you ask me."
