Chapter 384: Train ride

Talia The morning came with different scents flooding through my nose: the scents of Avario, Morgana, and even the faint, vaguely familiar presence of someone at the back of my mind. Was that Serin? I asked myself as I sat up straight and began rubbing my eyes. I found Amalia doing the same. "Some people are here," she said, her eyes strangely unfocused. "There's a lot of them outside." I groaned as I pulled myself off the bed and sluggishly marched to the door. When I opened it, I found Baron beaming at me. "You're alive!" he exclaimed, pulling me into a hug. As much as I wanted to be agitated, I couldn’t be. I felt rooted and grounded, even though that seemed ironic in my mind. It was all because of the magic pulling me, keeping me on my feet. It hummed with energy—an ever-present pulse behind my mind. And then, of course, there was Baron’s presence, now equally strong. Suddenly, it hit me: I hadn’t told him about what Lucian had confessed to me last night. How could I have for