Thirty six

The sun has dipped below the horizon by the time they arrived in Umbris. Kendrix guided her into the house she was familiar with. She wasn’t that familiar with it—she only knew two rooms, the dining hall, the living room downstairs and the kitchen. Walking into the house now was going to be different. She’d get to see everywhere in the house because it was her new home. Her only hope was to cope and actually find it comforting like her room back in Scuris.

They walked past the living room and head for the stair. She had never been up the stairs. This was the first time he was taking her there. She followed him up without questioning him. She wasn’t here as a guest after all.

They followed the long hallway into a door, revealing a spacious living room. They walked past it and he opened a door. It was a moderate room with a cozy interior.

“This is your room,” he says, looking back at her. The room had plants, with flowers blooming with calm pastels and soulful browns—to her heart and