-- Alexander --

I drove the car through the big gates and into the compound, finally arriving at Grizelda's mansion. I turned off the engine and silence rushed back in once the soft music which was playing through the entire journey seized alongside the engine. Leo was fast asleep in the backseat with his arms wrapped tightly around his funny stuffed dinosaur that he refused to let go off ever since we got into the car and drove down here.

Grizelda turned to face me still buckled into her seat. She rested backwards, pressing her head against her seat, strangely having a soft expression on her face. "Thank you." She...