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Chapters (66)
  1. PREFACE
  2. Full Page Image
  3. ONE
  4. TWO
  5. One week ago
  6. THREE
  7. Present day
  8. FOUR
  9. FIVE
  10. SIX
  11. SEVEN
  12. EIGHT
  13. NINE
  14. TEN
  15. ELEVEN
  16. TWELVE
  17. THIRTEEN
  18. FOURTEEN
  19. FIFTEEN
  20. SIXTEEN
  21. SEVENTEEN
  22. EIGHTEEN
  23. NINETEEN
  24. TWENTY
  25. TWENTY-ONE
  26. TWENTY-TWO
  27. TWENTY-THREE
  28. TWENTY-FOUR
  29. TWENTY-FIVE
  30. TWENTY-SIX
  31. TWENTY-SEVEN
  32. TWENTY-EIGHT
  33. TWENTY-NINE
  34. THIRTY
  35. THIRTY-ONE
  36. THIRTY-TWO
  37. THIRTY-THREE
  38. THIRTY-FOUR
  39. THIRTY-FIVE
  40. THIRTY-SIX
  41. THIRTY-SEVEN
  42. THIRTY-EIGHT
  43. THIRTY-NINE
  44. FORTY
  45. FORTY-ONE
  46. FORTY-TWO
  47. FORTY-THREE
  48. FORTY-FOUR
  49. FORTY-FIVE
  50. FORTY-SIX
  51. FORTY-SEVEN
  52. FORTY-EIGHT
  53. FORTY-NINE
  54. FIFTY
  55. FIFTY-ONE
  56. FIFTY-TWO
  57. FIFTY-THREE
  58. FIFTY-FOUR
  59. FIFTY-FIVE
  60. FIFTY-SIX
  61. FIFTY-SEVEN
  62. FIFTY-EIGHT
  63. FIFTY-NINE
  64. SIXTY
  65. SIXTY-ONE
  66. SIXTY-TWO

"Ironically, I have had it for hundreds of years. My family and I were on a diplomatic trip to Aperionia, the official capital, and I was drawn to an uninhabited area of the palace. It was as if it was calling to me. I found the letter within the palace walls, nestled between bricks. Someone must have hidden it there. I did not intend to take it, but the servants came upon me and thinking I'd done something wrong, I hid it in the pocket of my dress and took it home with me. I haven't spared it a thought since. But after meeting you, I began to wonder, especially after what happened at the temple."

"But...how..." I stammer.

"I do not know how or why. I only know that it belongs to you."

"I don't understand," I whisper.

"Trust me, I don't either." She chuckles. "But it is yours and you shall have it. Now, if you will excuse me. I have to go for one last fitting, but you are welcome to use the conservatory as you'd like. I'll let the staff know not to bother you."

I can only nod, my eyes still glued to the letter.

Wyn gets up, the sound of the chair sliding against the ground echoing in my ears. She steps away, slowly, until a click denotes the closure of the door to the conservatory.

Then I'm all alone.

Just me and this unusual letter.

I gulp, my hands trembling as I pick it up, slowly opening the envelope to reveal the folded sheet inside. Carefully, I pull it out, afraid any sudden movement might damage the paper and consequently the contents inside. I unfold the sheet of paper and start to read the message.

Dear Luce,

You do not know me, but I know you—intimately. In the future, we shall be best friends. In the future, everything will make sense, I promise. But for now, I need you to trust me that I have your best interests at heart—that everything I am about to impart is only meant to help and protect you.

By the time you read this, you should have already broken the Elegian Sphere at the Arche Temple. You may wonder how I know this. I am not quite ready to reveal that, but trust that you will find out eventually. After all, it is your fate. And the fates spare no one.

If you are not yet convinced of my words, there is one more thing that will hopefully change your mind. The ancient writings on your skin.

Do I have your attention now?

I pause, shocked. Writing. Whoever wrote this letter knew that the marks on my skin are an ancient script. That alone piques my interest. I continue reading.