Shattered Restraint

MAEVIA

The fog outside Chronicle Rune Studio had not yet lifted when I recognized the figure standing beside the gate.

"Dane?"

The name left my mouth before I could stop it.

I hurried forward across the stone walkway, the warm bread and milk tea still in my hands. Up close, I immediately noticed the stiffness in his posture.

"You should not be here this early," Dane said quietly.

Only then did I s