Lawrence.
Theresa didn't say anything again, even after both Lurgard and I had chorused the question at her, our voices overlapping in expectation and concern. The silence she gave in return was heavy, almost deliberate, as though she had decided that words were no longer something she wanted to offer us at that moment.
Lurgard, on the other hand, seemed to drift away into his own thoughts. His expression shifted slightly, unreadable, as if something had clicked in his mind that he wasn't ready to share. He stood there for a while longer, lingering in the room without truly being present, before finally turning away. Without another word, he left the room entirely, his footsteps fading down the corridor and leaving behind a silence that felt even more suffocating than before.
I took that as my chance.
A chance to finally be alone with Theresa.
