Chapter 151: Growing Obsession - 1
Night had already settled over the city, its dim lantern light stretching long shadows across the streets as most people retreated into inns for the night.
Lily and Miho had done the same. Their lodging, however, was an expensive one—two beds, polished wooden floors, and a private bathroom attached. The cost didn't trouble Lily in the slightest. She had the funds.
At the moment, Lily sat alone at the small table near the window, a painting resting carefully in her hands. She had taken it out of the black box she'd managed to retrieve when the house collapsed during the attack. The box sat open beside her, its interior lined with worn velvet, as if it had been protecting something precious for years.
