Chapter 254
Lani
"You're lucky, entry to this place is really really hard."
The female wolf's words hang in the air like a secret code, one meant only for those deemed worthy. I glance at her, a faint tension pulling at my chest.
She is just an acquaintance — someone Edith insisted I endure, and honestly, I have. Tolerating her presence as a courtesy to Miss Veyron has been simple enough, but there is something about the way she moves, confident and fluid, that unnerves me now.
She leads me forward, past statues carved with elegant precision, their stone eyes seeming to watch us.
"I didn't know Felaris had this," I say softly, curiosity prickling my nerves as we approach a hidden door.
She presses a hand to the cool marble, and the wall swings open, revealing a passageway that coils like a secret river into the depths of the academy. I slip inside, the door closing behind me with a faint click that seals the world outside.
