Hyun-Ah PoV
Rashid lingered for only a second longer, his hand gently sliding down my arm before he stepped toward the stairs. Gathering his bundle of papyrus from the pedestal, he offered one last parting nod before opening the doors and making his way upstairs to the 2nd lowest floor. He had walked all this way just to
see me and offer some comfort. It was a foolish, reckless thing to do in the middle of an active breach, but that was Rashid. A scholar who usually measured every risk down to the millimeter, yet threw all caution aside the second my safety was on the line.
A faint smile lingered on my lips as the heavy stone and wood doors swung shut behind him, the thick latch clicking firmly in place.
The soft warmth vanished the instant I was alone.
