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Felix grumbled beside her. “Lyra, you actually don’t believe me. I’m gonna be unhappy again p>
Lyra stared blankly.
Like that would accomplish anything.
She tilted her head toward him, her gaze plainly asking, “What did you just promise me p>
Felix leaned his head out the cell window, just as he had at the very start.
He smiled sweetly. “There’s nothing I can do about it, so I’ll just throw a useless tantrum and mope p>
Lyra tugged the corner of her mouth and waved a hand, signaling him not to interrupt.
Felix quieted right away.
Though he kept silent, his eyes never left the curve of her cheek.
Suddenly, his gaze lit up.
Oh! He’d only just noticed-Lyra had a faint double chin.
It only showed from the side when she tilted her head down.
A soft little fold of pale flesh, squished into view when she bowed her head, vanished the second she lifted it again.
Felix’s lips curled upward. He propped his head up on one hand, eyes crinkling into half-
moons.
It looked so soft. He wanted to pinch it.
After learning from Gideon that they truly had not eaten, Lyra froze.
How could that be?
Felix watched her profile with undisguised amusement.
When her eyes widened, those long, curled lashes unfurled like layered petals.
“See? I wasn’t lying p>
Lyra turned to face him.
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That dazed little expression made a restless heat stir in Felix’s chest.
The girl was utterly captivating.
He ached to bite her.
Bite her eyes, her nose, her cheeks, that faint little double chin.
When she caught him smiling strangely at her, Lyra’s brows drew together, an uneasy prickle running down her spine.
She shifted her gaze and addressed Gideon again.
“Why hasn’t anyone brought you meals p>
Gideon fell quiet.
Hadrien had intended to send Lyra over much earlier.
But after searching around, he had not found her. Word had spread she’d left to visit a friend in the medical wing.
That was how they’d missed the scheduled mealtime.
Besides, skipping one meal barely affected Sentinels like them.
Receiving no clear answer, Lyra instinctively glanced toward Felix.
Felix immediately clutched his stomach with a pitiful look.
“I’m starving, Lyra. I’m so hungry I could eat someone. Can I just take one little bite out of you p>
Lyra’s frown deepened sharply.
He’d just promised he’d stop spouting absurd lines!
Realizing his slip, Felix quickly clamped a hand over his mouth. His pale seafoam eyes still stared at her, wide and pleading.
Seeing that he acknowledged his mistake, Lyra looked away, exasperated.
She scribbled a note for Gideon.
“I’ll go fetch something to tide you over p>
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Gideon thanked her gently.
“It’s fine. We aren’t all that hungry p>
Felix cut in at once. “Speak for yourself! I’m practically wasting away p>
Marcel’s cold voice echoed over from the next cell. “Why don’t you just starve already p>
Lyra lifted a hand, gesturing for Felix to be quiet.
She wrote another note to Gideon.
“I’ll be right back. Please wait a moment p>
Gideon tried to protest politely, yet she had already shut the window and walked off.
She stopped outside Felix’s cell, leaving him a wary reminder.
“I’m going to get food. Behave yourself p>
Felix blinked, putting on an innocent, docile look. “When am I ever misbehaving p>
A sharp huff of laughter came from Marcel’s cell.
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Lyra glanced over that way, then lifted the crow perched on her shoulder and set it back inside his cell.
Caw!
The bird twisted its neck and called out to her.
Lyra stroked its small head, closed the window, and departed.
After she left, Marcel immediately scolded Felix for what he had done earlier.
“Will you cut this out? Stop losing your mind p>
If he chased her off again, he would be stuck dealing with all those arrogant, insufferable attendants once more.
Just thinking about it gave him a throbbing headache.
He stared at the faint red-and-blue patterns spreading across the back of his hand, matching the markings on his spirit animal’s belly.
Marcel frowned and rubbed the skin hard, scrubbing until it flushed bright red, barely hiding the strange swirls beneath.
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Felix paid him no mind whatsoever.
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The Black Spire commissary stocked every supply needed for the facility’s large staff.
Better still, everything inside was completely free to take.
It functioned less like a retail store and more like a supply depot.
“Miss, you’re carrying an awful lot. Are you sure you can finish all this p>
The commissary supervisor watched Lyra struggle under armfuls of packages, looking perplexed.
Staff could come collect provisions whenever they needed, but no one hauled supplies like this, as if moving house.
Lyra set everything down and wrote an explanation.
“I’m a cell block attendant. This food is for the Sentinels p>
“I see.” The supervisor nodded in understanding.
He’d been about to ask more questions, but realizing she could not speak, he fell silent and left her to it.
Just then, a group of staff wandered inside together, muttering among themselves.
“Ugh, I’m worn out. Now that mute girl’s gone, all the extra work landed back on us p>
“Tell me about it. I’ve been rushing around nonstop all day, my head’s spinning p>
“I thought she got transferred here as punishment for messing up. Why’s she back again? Now we’re stuck doing all the grunt work p>
“Heh, who knows how she pulled that off p>
“Hey, listen. Remember when the psychic monster appeared last time? I saw her with Mr. Vale when I was getting checked over in medical p>
“Mr. Vale took her up to the quiet upper level for an assessment. You can draw your own conclusions p>
“For real? You mean there’s something going on between Mr. Vale and her p>
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“I saw it with my own two eyes, no lie p>
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“No wonder Mr. Vale rushed over just for her before… Wait a second. If they were involved, why would she get punished in the first place p>
“Probably just a fling for him. He got annoyed with her, tossed her aside, and now he snaps his fingers and she comes running back p>
“People with their status have options. Guides are hard to win over, but ordinary women come easy whenever they want p>
“If that’s true, you’ve gotta admit that mute girl’s got some skill. She hasn’t been here long, and she has already hooked up with someone of Mr. Vale’s status p>
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