Alessia: I didn’t knock loudly. Just enough for her to know I wasn’t trying to catch her off guard. “Come in.” She called calmly, and I smiled before opening the door. When I stepped into the room, Eloise was standing near the window. She turned sharply at the sound of me walking in, her eyes meeting mine as they hardened before she forced herself to relax. For a split second, her hand twitched toward where a blade used to sit. I smiled gently. “Don’t worry. I didn’t come to interrogate you, nor am I here to harm you.” Her shoulders didn’t fully relax, but they lowered slightly. “Then why are you here?” she asked, suspicion still lining her tone. “I wouldn’t think that I am a special attendant for you to come and see. You know, given the fact that you are Luna, you are going to h

