Joanna had waited for Canillas to come home, but until she fought to prevent her eyes from closing shut so many times, he had not shown himself to her. She had not seen him yet.
The door was still closed shut, yet Joanna refused to give in to the slumber this night as she thought that he might come past midnight.
Four nights had passed since the incident occurred, yet until now, the figure who had revolved around her since they first met in person had not revealed himself in front of her. It had been four nights as well that she had not seen him—the longest period of time for them not to see each other after they went back from the West Lane Mountain.
There were so many times Joanna had an urge to ask about Canillas' whereabouts and wellbeing to her father, who might know about that, but she ended up silent, not questioning her father about her husband at all.