The Rest is Silence by Chii Rempel

Author:Chii Rempel [Rempel, Chii]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

15

Xavier

Xander storms into my room without knocking. My first intention is to scold him for disregarding my privacy – not that it actually bothers me, he could come here in the middle of the night and I wouldn’t care – but after not talking for a whole day I feel like a little caution is in order. Upon seeing his face, however, all nonsense of decorum fly to the wind. His skin is paler than usual, his eyes are widened, and he appears to be trembling.

“Xander.” I jump from my desk and run over to meet him, just as he lets the door fall shut. “What happened?”

He stumbles forward and I reach out my arms to let him catch himself. I nearly flinch at how cold he is.

“Bloody hell, Xander, you’re freezing!”

Immediately, I let go of him to fetch my blanket and wrap the shivering prince in it.

“Th – Thanks,” he stutters. His eyes meet mine and I feel something melt inside me that I can see reflected in them.

“I’m sorry,” we say in unison.

There’s a moment of silence where the words hang in the room, suddenly sounding so utterly ridiculous, that I can’t help it. I let out a laugh. Xander watches me, his face becoming softer, even though he still looks pale. We’re standing a little awkwardly in front of my bed, so I decide to sit down and wait for his next move.

“I – something happened,” he says and sits down next to me, wrapped in my blanket.

“I figured.”

He looks at me and all humour leaves my eyes, replaced by growing worry. I place my hand on top of the blanket where I assume his hand must be. He conjures up a strained smile and leans closer to me.

“Could you please fetch Arcadia?” he asks. “I don’t want to tell this story twice.”

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