"You're right. She really was obsessed with you. She could never stay away from you," Elara said in a hushed tone.
Bernard let out a quiet sigh. "Yeah. It took me a long time to see it for what it really was."
Elara stared at her for a long moment. She couldn't even blame Bernard for losing his temper before. The last person she expected to see at the estate was Maelis. Yet there she was, as though she had never left.
"Has she ever come to see you at Nightclaw?" Elara asked, turning to Bernard.
He didn't look surprised.
"I warned the visitors' administrator about her obsession," he said. "They never let her into the estate. She still hangs around, though."
"When did she come back?"
"Last moonfall." A faint smirk tugged at his lips. "I ended up leaving my house to her."
Elara let out a small laugh.
"Where did you go?"
"To the Nightclaw Estate, of course. I knew she'd check my house first."
