Alicia made gestures to indicate that he should not come near her, but Ivan simply ignored her and kept walking in her direction.

“I found it among your belongings”.

“My belongings? I never brought this into the palace. I threw it into the sea six years ago, when I was onboard the ship that took me to Coulson. I definitely remember seeing it floating on the ocean, so stop telling lies!”

“It was pressed inside a book you cherished”.

“…”

Alicia suddenly stopped breathing. She starting backing away, as though she’d seen a ghost.

“That’s why it took me so long to find it. It must have taken me three...