The Illusion of Truth

[KAELIA BRYNN HALLOWAY]

"Do you hear that?" The Prince asks.

I merely blink as I stare at him, confused, but I shake my head.

I do not know why, but I do not trust my voice in this instant. It could be because I had not looked away from his eyes.

"The silence.." he trails off.

My eyebrows draw in deeper.

'The silence?" My voice is a breathless echo, still largely unaware of whatever was happening