Аншул Саксена – Пепел и Звёзды (страница 3)

"Yes. Headache. Nosebleed." A pause. "I passed out once from pulling too hard. That means there must be someone nearby."

– Understood.

"That's not all. The space between the transition points—the corridor—is disorienting. There are no familiar landmarks there. I can see the path along the threads. You can't. If you lose me there, you could wander for a very long time."

– How long?

“Some don’t come out,” Elara said briefly.

Silence.

"That's why you need to hold my hand. In the hallway at all times. If I stop, you stop. If I fall, you pick me up. If I tell you to stop, you do it immediately, no questions asked." She looked at him directly. "These rules are non-negotiable."

“Accepted,” he said. Without pause, without reservation. “When?”

– Tomorrow night. I need to get ready today.

– Fine.

Elara waited. Usually, people here asked clarifying questions, expressed doubt, and tried to show their unafraid, demonstratively. Kaen said nothing. That in itself was strange.

“Aren’t you afraid?” she asked.

A short pause.

"I was scared three nights ago when I found out Liira was missing." The voice didn't change. "Everything else doesn't matter much after that."

The threads around him swayed. The gold grew brighter for a second.

✦ ✦ ✦

"You need a place to stay overnight," Elara said. "If you return to the Dark Court, Light agents will notice. Are they following you?"

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