"..."
The dark spirit blinked, staring at its target.
A strange, fleeting sensation rippled through its surface. It felt as though something important had happened, but the thought slipped away before it could grasp it, leaving a blank space in its mind.
Shrugging off the feeling, the spirit recalled its master's orders. It had to watch over and secretly protect this human, and report back that everything was proceeding accordingly.
Nodding to itself, the spirit floated down and merged into the shadows, disappearing from view, not noticing a pair of scarlet eyes watching everything hidden within the void.
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Hours slipped by.
The dim light filtering through the window pane shifted from amber to a dark violet until the night fully claimed the room. As the shadows deepened, a sudden tremor broke the stillness.
Ethea's eyelids started twitching, and after some effort, her eyes opened slowly.
"..."
