Chapter 115

LUNETH Lucy reappeared after ten days; it was a long time, but she looked tired and worn out. almost as if she had been forced to go through some kind of rigorous training, the kind that makes you look like a shadow of yourself. She walks back into the place like she had never left, and she was just resuming after taking a break from work. I was not going to sit on my hands because now it was obvious that Maljore was the one behind her. Melissa did not have the kind of courage to pull any stunt such as this. "You are back," I say, standing in the doorway of the staff quarters as she changes into her uniform, ready to join the staff working around the house. "Oh, Lune... sorry, Mrs Moreaux, I did not see you there," she fake jumped. I had made sure to make as much noise as I could so she knew I was in the vicinity. She was addressing me as Mrs Moreaux to create a gap between us, and even though I had once considered her a friend, I am glad she was the one creating distance between us. "