Afraid of the truth

Sage returned to the room to find it completely dark. The windows were obscured by thick black curtains, and the only light came from the fireplace.

Sage sighed with relief as she closed the door behind her, seeing that the demon panthers were still sleeping beside the fireplace.

She approached the bookshelf and took the book, Lonely Star, from it. "Perhaps it is time to reread this." She laughed as she caressed the book's hard cover with her fingers.

Remembering Stefan's question, "You look so pale, are you sick?" she frowned deeply and walked to the mirror that was located at the corner of the room and stood in front of it.

She did appear paler than usual, and she had lost a lot of weight. Nothing has gone well for her since meeting Cyrus. She had suffered greatly.

Her sadness was visible on her face, and her heart was heavy as she felt and saw tears fill her eyes.