Amelia PoV
I sighed as I stared at the stars from the flat roof of the inn. The night was cool, a welcome relief from the heat. The sky was a vast, inky canvas, pricked with a million tiny diamonds. I had seen the stars countless times, but they never failed to fill me with a sense of wonder.
My mind drifted back to the blue fabric, now carefully folded and tucked away in my satchel. I could already picture Vadim's face when I gave it to him. He would probably wrap it around me, pull me close, and whisper something silly in my ear. I smiled at the thought.
"Mind if we join you?"
I turned to see Noel climbing the stairs leading to the roof with Eumhun. "Sure."
He sat down beside me, his gaze fixed on the heavens. Eumhun sat a little further away, her posture stiff, her hands resting in her lap. The quiet intimacy between them was palpable.
"It's beautiful," Eumhun whispered, her voice filled with a quiet awe.
