Kieran had been pacing since morning. He didn’t even notice his boots were sounding very loud on the floor , but everyone else did. The guards kept pretending not to look at him, but they did. Eira told him something twice in the morning and he didn't answer .

Something was wrong and everyone was feeling it.

Even Lyra, she could not see him but could feel the tension off him like heat and anything he passed her in the hall everywhere became quiet but she didn't know the reason .

He didn’t ...