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Chapter 57: True Plans Revealed

Alfred waits outside the doors of the elevator, both he and Lilas appearing distressed but Elian is a man with a plan and refuses to look at either of them as he leads Didi past the two into the seventh level. It's different down here, cold, her breath puffing out from her lips when she exhales into the quiet hum of distant machinery, the artificially cooled temperature making goose bumps rise on her skin. His hand is firm in hers, tugging softly as if he's not aware he's pulling on her at all, his shining smile making her return his expression, though she feels a bit dazed by his apparent duplicity and lack of worry about this reveal.