(Isla)
Everyone moved as soon as Caius gave the order. Pryor left to inform the servants that nothing else was to be taken into the council wing until morning. Lira gathered more warriors and quietly adjusted the guards around the corridor. I stayed beside Caius while my eyes remained fixed on the same place.
I wanted the feeling to disappear. Instead, it stayed exactly where it had been since we stepped inside. It wasn't stronger than before, but it wasn't weaker either. That worried me more than I wanted to admit.
Caius looked at me.
"Do you want to go closer?"
"I think I have to."
He didn't argue. He reached for my hand, and I held on without thinking. Together, we walked toward the council wing while Raith fell into step a few feet behind us. The rest of the warriors remained whe
