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“I’m leaving p>
Felix stiffened, his eyes turning pleading.
“Won’t you leave me one smile before you go p>
Lyra fell quiet.
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She turned toward the exit. “I’ll leave my face right here. You can make it smile or cry whenever you want, alright p>
Hope sparked briefly in Felix’s eyes, but faded fast when he saw she was not joking.
He shook his head. “That sounds terrifying p>
Lyra reached out and tapped the top of his head sharply.
Stop pretending to be innocent.
That strange, obsessive glint in his eyes had burned bright enough to rival searchlights only a moment earlier.
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He knew that if he did not say something morally normal, she would get angry, so he started acting pitiful again and switched to fake words completely unlike his real nature!
He dropped his head, and Lyra struck the back of his skull firmly.
He twisted his neck to stare up at her, wide–eyed like a child awaiting forgiveness after being punished.
Lyra could not afford to linger. She exchanged a few more brief words with the others, then hurried out alongside Hadrien.
Zev’s Core Prime Sentinels followed close behind.
As they stepped outside, a Black Spire guard handed over a large sack p>
Lyra had messaged Hadrien via Star Brain earlier and asked him to purchase these supplies.
There remained one last important person she needed to see.
When they reached Black Spire’s detention wing, Lyra turned toward Hadrien.
“May I speak with her alone for a while p>
Hadrien hesitated, then nodded.
“I will wait for you beyond the final security door p>
Lyra offered him a quiet word of thanks.
Hadrien shook his head. “There is no need to thank me p>
Lyra tilted her chin upward and shot him a grateful glance.
Just like their last visit, they passed through layer after layer of security checkpoints.
At last, they arrived at the innermost cell block.
Hadrien handed her the sack and halted at the agreed spot.
The Core Prime Sentinels who had accompanied them grew uneasy at the thought of leaving a Guide alone with the female prisoner locked inside. They refused to let Lyra slip out of their sight.
Hadrien strode forward and positioned himself to block their path.
“Do not interfere,” he ordered, his tone leaving no room for argument.
One Sentinel frowned with dissatisfaction. “What if something happens to the Guide p>
Hadrien’s voice turned cold. “No one can harm her within these walls without my consent. Wait here patiently p>
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The metal door slid shut little by little. Lyra glanced back and saw Hadrien standing firm between the Sentinels, a single barrier holding them all back. The sight filled her with overwhelming security.
She turned toward the cell, Jessa sat quietly behind the bars, looking far more worn and dejected than the last time Lyra had seen her,
A sharp twinge of sorrow tugged at Lyra’s heart.
She stepped closer, crouched down, and slid clean clothes and packaged food through the narrow gap one by one.
Jessa’s gaze drifted across the supplies with faint disinterest.
Once she finished, Lyra looked toward her and typed on her device.
“Jessa, I am leaving. This will be the last time I come to visit you p>
Jessa s eyelids stirred.
Lyra continued typing.
“I have no idea when we might meet again. I wanted to thank you for all the help and shelter you gave me in the beginning p>
She understood Jessa’s kindness had come with an agenda–she had intended to recruit Lyra into the rebel faction and use her.
Still, Lyra chose to separate the two matters. She simply wanted to acknowledge that Jessa had given her a place to belong when she arrived in this world, lost and directionless.
As for the calculated way Jessa had drawn near her…
Lyra did not know how to untangle those messy feelings.
Truthfully, after all this time, the sharp pain she had felt upon discovering the truth had faded.
Everything Jessa had done was part of her duty as a rebel.
Lyra could only blame herself for opening up her heart too readily.
Besides, Jessa was already paying the price for her choices.
Lyra kept her head lowered, arranging the supplies neatly behind the cell bars.
“I hope you can take good care of yourself p>
As Lyra spoke softly, Jessa’s gaze slowly drifted from the provisions to Lyra’s downcast face.
When Lyra finished, she paused for a moment.
She turned to face Jessa and typed another question.
“What would have happened if your allies had taken me away p>
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Jessa, who had remained silent this whole time, finally met her eyes directly.
Her hair hung unkempt Locked away here, she had no energy to tend to herself, nothing like the bright, gentle woman Lyra once knew
“Where are you going?” Jessa asked instead of answering.
Though she gave no reply, Lyra sensed she already suspected the truth.
“Core Prime,” Lyra typed.
Just as she guessed.
Jessa stared at her, her lips parting slightly, before she fell silent once more.
Lyra could not decipher the emotion behind her expression.
Seeing Jessa unwilling to say anything further, she stood, ready to depart.
Jessa watched her silently from the corner of her eye.
Right before Lyra reached the door, she called out.
“Wait p>
Lyra turned back.
No one knew how long the two talked within the cell block. When Lyra finally stepped out, Zev and his team were already waiting.
He was a punctual man; he should have boarded the starship long ago to await departure.
He had grown anxious when Lyra failed to appear, fearing Hadrien had pulled some trick and spirited the Guide away again.
Relief washed over him the moment he spotted Lyra unharmed.
Zev’s gaze swept past her toward the gloomy detention wing. He wondered who the prisoner could be, for a Guide to travel all this way for a private meeting.
“Ms. Kaelin, all your belongings have been loaded onto the starship. Please come with us p>
Lyra wore a calm, neutral expression as she walked toward the shuttle bay beside Hadrien.
When she reached the terminal gate, rows of fully armed, imposing Core Prime Sentinels came into view. The sight made her chest tighten instinctively.
Standing among them were Yannis and Lior.
These two tended to talk far too much, so Zev had ordered them to remain aboard the starship and stay
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ut of sight these past few days.
Now that Lyra had come with them as desired, both wore satisfied smiles.
“Ms. Kaelin, please. Quarters and meals have already been arranged for you on board. You may eat first and rest if you wish.
“ Once we arrive at Core Prime, there will be paperwork and official matters to review p>
In the past, every word out of these two men held hidden barbs. They either accused Hadrien of harboring malicious intentions or tossed subtle jabs at the Sentinels stationed within Black Spire.
Lyra had never formed a favorable impression of either of them.
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