It was hard to sleep for me. Lucius’ words never left my mind and he never gave me a complete answer. I was left with an unsolved mystery. Lucius on the other hand was fast asleep on the couch. Only the sounds of our breathing filled the room. I wanted to know more about his past, how he was responsible for the queen’s death but I understood it was something he was not ready to talk about. Everything made sense at that moment, the map of the palace, the letters from royals, her picture. Only if Lily was here to know it. Walking like a mouse, I left the room. Being inside the room was suffocating me, I needed fresh air but I knew better than to go alone in the dark forest at the time when creatures hunt. I was a magnet to bad luck but I refused to be the food of creatures I had never