“We’re going to meet Elder Bishop,” Elijah said.

I blinked. Tonight? All of a sudden?

“Does it have to be tonight?” I asked.

“I don’t want to waste any time. Besides, meeting Elder Bishop at night will be safer,” Elijah replied. “We could stay at the castle. After all, I’m supposed to live there, right?”

I couldn’t argue with Elijah, so I could only nod weakly.

Elijah came closer and took my hand. His demeanor was completely different from the last time—could he really be done being angry?

Is he one of those short-tempered guys who explodes in the moment and then forgets about it? Whereas the consequences of his...