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Chapter 161 The Crow Forgot Her
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The instant the cell door clicked shut, the nightmare beast vanished without a trace.
That bone–deep, icy dread plaguing the air faded away alongside it.
Rook felt a strange lightness sweep over his body and tried to stand, only to find his limbs li as cooked noodles.
He lifted one paw and drew in a slow breath.
Her warmth still lingered on the pads, mixed with a faint, sweet fragrance.
Outside the cell, Lyra wrote a question.
“Can I spend one hour with each of them every day, and half an hour with the other Sentinel: separately p>
Hadrien stared at the note. As he fell silent, he caught sight of Lyra’s hopeful gaze tilted upward, reflected on the surface of his helmet.
Yet he had no choice but to turn her down.
“That’s far too long p>
Thirty minutes for every Sentinel, plus the hour set aside for Rook and Felix–and there migh be other Sentinels on the third floor later.
She would not be able to return to her quarters until nightfall.
Lyra’s gaze dropped.
Alright. She had let her eagerness get the better of her.
“Can we cut all the times in half, then p>
Reading the pleading tone and meeting her bright, earnest eyes, Hadrien suddenly felt as if he were the Guide giving orders to the Sentinel.
A flicker of helplessness crossed his face. He knelt beside her wheelchair.
“You may only visit the third–floor Sentinels in the mornings. I will likely be occupied with official business in the afternoons. For safety’s sake, stick to visiting familiar Sentinels such as Harlan for now. Is that acceptable p>
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Lyra met her own reflection in his helmet and nodded.
Her obedient manner tugged softly at Hadrien’s heart.
He stood and resumed pushing her toward the final cell.
Just as before.
Inside, the feral crow let out shrill, bitter cries, beating its wings violently to broadcast its hostility toward strangers drawing near.
Hadrien opened the door, and together with the nightmare beast, they quickly subdued th
creature.
Without waiting for Hadrien to guide her, Lyra maneuvered the wheelchair to the doorwa
Hadrien, who had stepped forward to escort her, saw she was already within reach and sile slid the door open to let her roll inside.
The crow was pinned in the corner by the nightmare beast’s fear aura.
Deep claw marks scored the walls and floor, carved by its talons.
Lyra rolled deeper into the cell, observing her surroundings.
The crow stared at her with cold, sharp eyes, as if it did not recognize her at all.
Lyra felt a flicker of confusion.
She guessed this was a side effect of full feral transformation.
The nightmare beast stepped aside to clear space for her.
Lyra halted her wheelchair in front of the crow and gently lifted it onto her lap, perfectly comfortable with the motion.
The eerie crimson flames swirling around its form did not harm her in the slightest.
At the soft touch on the top of its head, the crow’s pupils trembled. It tilted its head and stared at her in quiet confusion.
Lyra smiled.
This memoryless crow was so cold and distant.
Nothing like the clingy little fledgling she once knew.
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One hand continued stroking its head as she glanced toward Hadrien.
She gestured toward an empty spot on the floor, signaling he should find somewhere to
Hadrien gave the same reply as always. “I’m not tired p>
Lyra sighed quietly.
She felt guilty letting him stand endlessly.
She nodded toward the nightmare beast instead.
urely he could sit on his own spirit animal?
adrien let out an amused, helpless huff.
The nightmare beast towered far too large. If he tried to perch on its back, he would have hunch over on all fours.
“I’ll step outside for some fresh air p>
The crow’s gaze shifted back and forth between the two of them.
Lyra nodded.
Once Hadrien left, all her attention returned to the quiet crow resting on her thighs.
It was Felix, yet it remembered nothing, and his consciousness remained muddled.
Lyra treated it simply as a crow who had temporarily forgotten her.
When she leaned down to look at it, the crow lifted its head to meet her stare, still calm and aloof.
Lyra lifted the bird gently and brought it closer to her face.
The crow’s eyes widened at the approaching human.
Lyra stared straight into its eyes, as though hoping to glimpse Felix’s trapped consciousness deep within.
As she drew nearer, her eyes slowly crossed.
She tilted her head, and the silly expression looked utterly natural.
The crow twisted its head away, almost as if turning aside to hide a smile.
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Then Lyra shifted her hands, holding the bird level again until it faced her cross – eyed
once more.
The crow could hold back no longer. Its body trembled with suppressed amusement.
Lyra straightened her gaze and laughed at the bird who had finally been teased into
amusement.
She set it back on her lap and began to toy lightly with its wings.
Perhaps because they were so familiar, Lyra held no reservations around it.
Unlike with Rook, she kept no cautious distance.
Much like the hyena in the neighboring cell, the crow endured her teasing with an air of exasperation, too unmotivated to resist.
Lyra stroked its wing, warm beneath her fingers, and slipped her hands underneath to ne: its armpits for warmth.
The crow lifted its eyes to her with quiet judgment.
Have you no sense of decency?
First, you burst in to intimidate me, then you paw me all over, and now you stick your hands straight under my wings.
How forward can one person be …
Lyra paid no mind to its silent judgment.
This was exactly how she had played with the little crow long ago.
Once your memories return, you’ll get used to it!
The crow fell silent, defeated.
Lyra wore a soft smile.
Nearby, the nightmare beast stood dutifully on guard.
Lyra noticed the broad pair of wings stretching from its back.
She steered her wheelchair forward.
Unexpectedly, the nightmare beast subconsciously stepped backward.
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Lyra tilted her head in confusion.
The nightmare beast froze.
Awkward silence hung in the air before the beast slowly returned to its original position.
Seated in the wheelchair, Lyra could not reach its wings, so she patted its broad belly lightly instead.
The skin beneath her palm visibly twitched before settling back into stillness.
The nightmare beast spread its massive wings and slowly extended them toward her.
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