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The Ice Queen's Suspicion
Author: YATES
last update2025-07-01 03:27:38

The bitter wind of the northern tower howled like an ancient beast, its cry echoing through the frost-glazed corridors of the Academy. Dawn had barely broken, yet Aeris Dawnvale stood alone on the observation platform, her sapphire cloak billowing behind her like a phantom’s shadow. Her eyes—the color of glacial mirrors—were fixed on the distant snowfield, where two silhouettes made their slow return through the ice and mist.

Rey and Lyra.

They walked close. Too close. The fire of whatever had transpired between them during the mission still burned in their eyes. Aeris noted the subtle twitch in Lyra's fingers as she brushed against Rey’s arm. The flicker of guilt in his eyes. It wasn't just combat rapport.

It was intimacy.

"Foolish," Aeris muttered under her breath, her tone devoid of venom. "You think your heart won't betray you. But it always does."

She turned away from the edge, retreating into the silence of her personal chamber. The doors sealed with a rune of frost, muffling th
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