The sunset was a brilliant red, casting its glow into every corner of the Hospital Wing and wrapping the girl in a layer of profound loneliness. While everyone else crowded into the Great Hall, the classrooms, and the common rooms amid a boisterous din of voices, she was entirely alone in this quiet sanctuary of healing.
Hearing a sound, Dorothea turned her head toward the newcomer. Her eyes trembled slightly before she forced a smile, using the red, winding twilight to mask the fracture deep within her soul as she called out to him softly.
"Reggie."
Chapter 85