Chapter 23. Back to Square One-3

An eerie howl prises me from my garbled dream. With a groan of exhaustion, I sit up in a hurry. Having spent most of the evening with a frazzled Sophia, the drama continued. Thankfully, nobody else had fallen prey to this feral illness sweeping through the inner circle of Midnight Fire, but the fallout seemed to continue. Steph and I stayed with Sophia, trying our best to calm her down. I can't imagine how tough it must have been to make it back here with a raging Daniel, and it took her a while to fall asleep. I didn't have the heart to leave her alone, noticing her disturbed snores, so I made myself comfortable. Nora joined us later, in a cloud of rage. The argument Dante and I had heard was petty yet long winded - Chastity had said something stupid, causing the Grand Luna to lose her temper. At first, I thought she must be suffering from this feral condition, but a good look at her made me realise it was just old fashioned anger; with Chastity