*Scott's POV*

I hadn't heard a single sound in the godforsaken night, so when I felt a touch on my shoulder, I jumped. A part of me wished it was Storm, but I knew it wasn't, the touch felt nothing like hers.

"I didn't mean to frighten you." Lily said.

It was one of the blackest night I had ever experienced, the sky heavy and dark. Unlif by any stars. With the giant wall of the mountain surrounding the palace, making the night even darker. Yet in the murky blackness it was impossible to decide where the sky ended and the cliff began.

I totally ignored lily for a moment....