Wisdom

"Everyone has been given time. It is free because you don't have to pay for it. But it can quickly pass, and then it is just wasted time. You can not keep it. You can only live it. Just be careful how you spend it because it will never come back."

Ayala remembered the words Hope had said to her sadly after the maid told her what had happened and why she hadn't gotten her hands on the note. She seemed to be referring to something else rather than the failed mission.

Those words haunted Ayala now. The sadness in Hope's voice had penetrated her soul, and she knew it came from the pain of never seeing Lord Springwood again. A similar kind of sorrow Ayala was feeling right now. Two days had passed since the tea incident, and she and Terix did not exchange a word, even though they were still sleeping in the same room.