The cold night air rushed across the terrace, brushing against Odesse's face as she stared back at Kael in a tense, suspended silence. He stood before her, his breath catching as his eyes locked onto her features in absolute disbelief.
Sensing his overwhelming shock, she stood up quickly from the stone floor, her movements fluid yet frantic as she reached up to wipe the lingering tears from her cheeks. Her eyes widened, her chest heaving slightly as she whispered his name into the quiet dark. "Kael?"
Kael couldn't take his eyes off her, his voice trembling slightly under the sheer weight of his astonishment. "Your Highness... you are alright. You're okay."
Odesse looked down for a brief second, a soft, fragile smile breaking through her grief as she looked back up at him. "How did you know it was me?"
