Chapter 23: The Door at the End of the Wing II
Lyria's POV
At last, the end of the corridor came into view. I sighed, relieved, but then my steps faltered when I noticed something.
The guard that was supposed to be stationed at the door was nowhere in sight. He simply was not there.
Relief struck me first. The goddess had heard my prayers after all and perhaps had made sure that the guard was not stationed there so I could slip in and do what it was I wanted to do.
But just as I felt relief, I felt irritation immediately. Then something colder… something that was burning in anger.
Why was he not there?
My eyes flicked instinctively to the corners of the passage, to the small alcove near the window where guards sometimes rested when they were bored of standing.
But there was nothing at all. The corridor remained empty and obediently silent.
That made me even more annoyed. Why were they not present?
