~After She Left~

EIRA

Daphne left Bloodfang before sunrise.

I knew because I felt the shift before the guards reported it. The territory settled in a strange way, like something had slipped through a crack without making noise. I stood at the window for a long time, watching the road beyond the gates, even though there was nothing left to see.

“She’s gone,” Elric said from behind me.

“I know,” I replied.

He joined me, resting his hand lightly at my lower back. It was instinct. ...