[Three weeks ago]
Where had they been living after what transpired at the academy twenty days ago?
Word had already spread across the world. The promising student who had achieved so much at such a young age was now rumored to be tied to the dark side.
Emma and William knew they couldn't stay in crowded places, not when authorities could come knocking again and again.
So they moved toward the northeastern edge of the continent, close to mountains and dense greenery, where they found a small village.
The village was called Pilnavir. It had barely forty houses, with fewer than three hundred people living there.
Most people across the continent didn't even know such a place existed, tucked away in a quiet valley. The villagers themselves had little connection to the outside world, making it the safest haven the two could find.
"Good morning, Miss Maylie," Emma said with a gentle smile, extending the shopping bag toward the woman.
