Valerie's POV
I stepped out of the small room where I had cleaned Daniel's wounds, my movements slow.
The smell of antiseptic still clung to my nose, mixed with the leftover adrenaline that hadn't fully faded. Daniel had already been treated by the Slither Ring medical staff, and I made sure myself that his injuries weren't serious, bruises, a small cut at the corner of his lip, and several scrapes. Nothing fatal. Not as bad as I had feared.
When I looked toward the ring, it was already empty.
Leo and Sebastian were already gone.
I didn't know when they left. There was no message. No notice. Just the ring returned to silence, the sound of light training from another corner, and a strange feeling left behind in my chest.
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The house felt too quiet when I walked in.
