Suspicious

As they made their way through the narrow passageways of the trophy room, mapping out the hidden tunnels, Aiden couldn't shake the conversation he had with Emmeranne.

The corridors around them seemed to close in as he carefully sketched out their route on a scrap of parchment, the soft glow of his fire lighting the way.

He finally turned to Sevan and Adrian, who were both working on their own sections of the map. "I talked to Emmeranne today," he started, his voice low, as though he didn't want to draw any attention. "I asked her about that night/ about why she was outside when we fought."

Sevan paused in his mapping, looking at Aiden. "What did she say?"

Aiden hesitated for a moment, his mind replaying the conversation with Emmeranne. "She said she was ordered by Headmaster Kairos to be out there. To scout, or something like that."