thunder. Inside, the silence was alive ,carrying echoes of

intentional. The light danced against the velvet curtains and th

en the light hit his face. There was something unearthly about the stilln

't be contained," I began ca

ld a book you shouldn't have," he said. "A book t

ou mean the C

kened. "You'

frag

already been

chilled me

just speak to those who read it. It remembers them. It

d. "So what doe

wo worlds," he said. "And the only o

ed, the words refusing

ssion softened. "Because you remind me of someon

and deep. The arrogance was still there, but

lling me every

ce a whisper now. "But I w

he faint glow of the candles. "For now, go

ed. "You reall

eyes caught the light ,not brown, not black,

he said quietly.

shadows , leaving behind nothing but the