{Nox’s POV}

“What are you planning?” She asked me.

I thought about it for a long time.

Would I tell her what I had planned? How did I go about proving Aurelius's hand in her son's death?

No. She didn’t deserve this burden. I need to let her grieve.

I didn’t expect my silence to affect her much, but it seemed it did… even so, words would fail. Consoling a grieving mother was not an easy endeavour. There were no right words to say.

I turned, facing Casper's bed. He hadn’t ...