Chapter 147

• LEONIE
• There were people everywhere, but they were not human. They surrounded us at all points, and it made me feel as though they were actually a part of us. There was something about the way they moved that made me anxious and calmed me at once. All these people had come to send Lina Royale home.
• The burial was fast and the burning was done by Gunn. He remained stoic as he carried out his duty, but only I knew how much he was breaking inside. He was tortured, but I couldn’t help him. I was devastated by this, and I blamed myself for not being able to take care of him better. It should not have been so if I had been brave and moved in the face of trouble, and now, all these had happened that really broke me.