JULIAN

Since she had chosen me, it meant that I had to go through with all the processions with her until the time of her sacrifice: she strode elegantly in the forest, she seemed naive and I could tell that her fear of the dark had been managed by her somehow.

I could tell that she couldn’t sense me and I would like to keep it that way, until she is purified. I knew fully well that whatever threats had camped in the forests, they wouldn’t approach her, not after I placed my caste of ...