Chapter 418 Written In Ink

"And in Chapter Five, somewhere in the middle, I hit a wall while writing. I remember sitting there, unable to move forward, so I started idly sketching along the margin while I thought it through."

Kalliope went still.

Then, almost abruptly, she moved.

Whatever awareness she had of the room, of the watching court, disappeared. She reached inside her gown and pulled out the manuscript she had kept