Chapter 24: Can’t Eat In Peace
Lucen stood up.
The bench creaked under him as the weight shifted. His legs were stiff. The kind of sore that made his knees feel older than the rest of his body.
He didn't look back.
Not at the gate.
Not at the cracked tile where Maika had been standing.
Not at the stain by the bench that looked way too close to blood.
He just started walking.
The plaza stretched wide in front of him. Empty, except for one tired-looking vending machine and an official pretending not to see anything. Same guy from earlier. Still chewing something, still scrolling something else.
Lucen didn't bother with a nod.
The guy didn't even blink.
'If I dropped dead right now, he'd probably ask if I had insurance before calling it in.'