Chapter 79
Chapter 79 Uncertain Guilt
Blood soaked his uniform sleeve and his feathers, dripping drop by drop onto his skin.
Lyra’s pupils shrank. She stumbled backward, stunned.
Finished
In that single outburst, his contamination level had surged strarply. He had shifted from a fully human form nearly into a partial feral state.
Had her reaction pushed Felix over the edge?
Behind her, the lynx watched her back.
Arthur spoke gently to comfort her. “This would’ve happened sooner or later. He and Rook have always had the most volatile tempers.
“It might not have been you. A bad nightmare could’ve triggered the same breakdown someday.
“After all p>
He trailed off without finishing the sentence.
Lyra already understood what he meant.
She stared at the crumpled figure on the floor, weighed down by heavy sorrow
She had not expected Felix’s reaction to be so extreme,
The other Sentinels likely all knew the rumors circulating about him, routinely calling him a lunatic or
maniac.
He would always laugh it off whenever he heard the names.
Lyra had not uttered a single comment earlier.
what
She had simply still been processing the shock and doubt of what she’d just learned.
Yet that moment of hesitation had lit the fuse inside Felix, and he had exploded instantly.
Lyra stood motionless.
Flashes of the scene replayed in her mind.
Felix gripping her, firing question after question-why she doubted and feared him just like everyone else.
The raw disappointment in his eyes cut into her like a blade.
Lyra forced herself to steady her emotions. She finished delivering all the second-floor lunches quickly.
then left to find Hadrien.
12:34 pm
Chapter 79-fficertain Gullt
When he heard what transpired, Hadrien scanned her from head to toe.
“Are you hurt p>
Lyra lowered her gaze and shook her head, her spirits low.
Hadrien led a team toward the cell.
He asked her along the way, “Why look so upset? He nearly harmed you p>
Lyra kept her head bowed silently.
She could not put her feelings into words.
Truthfully, she held no anger toward Felix for his outburst.
She had been terrified, that much was certain.
Finished
Regardless of whether the cannibalism rumor held any truth, all Sentinels carried contamination within them. When they lost control, their actions slipped beyond their grasp.
Worse still, her own reaction had dragged up painful memories and set him off.
Under normal circumstances, Felix only teased and bantered with her.
As he had said himself, he had never once hurt her.
Now that the initial shock faded, Lyra’s heart swirled with tangled feelings.
Above all else, she felt anxious and guilty.
Watching the despair etched across his face earlier, she even began to question whether the rumors were genuine.
If the stories were true, with Felix’s usual carefree demeanor, would he have crumbled apart to confront her like that?
Would he not simply shrug and admit it without care?
Hadrien caught sight of her lost expression out of the corner of his eye.
Moments later, they reached Building Three.
Lyra had tidied the scene before leaving. All spirit animals had returned to their respective owners. Hadrien’s men could move Felix directly.
As the guards unlocked the cell door, Lyra craned her neck to look inside out of concern,
Hadrien’s voice turned stern. “Step back. With his contamination level spiking, his mood will grow even more unstable p>
Lyra nodded.
Chapter 79 certain Guilt
She retreated, yet her gaze remained fixed on the cell.
It was not long before unconscious Felix was carried out.
Finished
He stirred awake as they fitted him with a monitoring iron barid and strapped him onto a restraint frame.
He swept his eyes over the crowd.
The familiar figure stood at the back of the group, separated by a wide gap as if avoiding a deadly beast.
Felix lowered his eyes. He said nothing while the guards secured him tightly to the frame.
His cold, distant manner made Lyra’s chest ache with unfamiliar confusion; she twisted the hem of her uniform tightly between her fingers.
Rumble.
Inside Cell 120, tall, heavy black walls slid backward as hidden mechanisms activated.
Rows of cold vacant cells came into view behind them.
Lyra stared in surprise.
The cell block held far more than met the eye.
It could expand?
She had wondered before. Each floor housed 20 cells. If a floor grew overcrowded, would Sentinels be transferred to empty rooms in other detention blocks?
She had never imagined this kind of expansion existed.
The walls kept sliding back, revealing five more rows of empty cells before grinding to a halt.
Lyra studied the edge of the partition.
More rooms must lie beyond.
Clearly, one detention block could hold far more than 90 inmates.
Shortly afterward, Felix was escorted up to the second floor and locked inside the newly opened Cell 221.
Once inside, Felix spoke in a flat tone. “Not a single thing from my old room can be missing p>
His voice sounded weak, yet carried unshakable resolve.
The guard glanced at him.
Since he requested that all his belongings be moved over, no one raised any objections.
After every possession from Cell 120 was carried upstairs, the guards slowly loosened his restraints.
They dressed the wound on his right wing, positioning him in a safe range, before finally removing his
monitoring wristband.
The guards headed downstairs to submit their report.
Just then, Harlan’s voice echoed out. “Hadrien, hold on. I need to speak with you p>
Lyra looked up in confusion.
Hadrien waved the guards off to resume their duties, then walked slowly toward Harlan’s cell.
The window had been smashed open by his spirit animal and not yet repaired.
Harlan stretched a hand out through the opening, gesturing for him to fasten the monitoring band onto him.
“I need you to come inside for a private conversation p>
Hadrien, however, confidently indicated that it was unnecessary.
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Lucia Morh
Lucia Morh is a passionate storyteller who brings emotions to life through her words. When she’s not writing, she finds peace nurturing her garden.