Dreamer – Part 05
A few hours earlier that same day.
Within a stone chamber in the heart of the Black Sun, a girl with golden locks had spent the last ten months sprawled on a crude chair, her arms and legs hanging limply. The lamp light cast a faint glow on the girl—Victorique.
Beside her, Inspector Grevil de Blois occupied a somewhat larger chair, reading out loud from the documents spread out on his lap.
“In May 1925, Germany… Meanwhile, in the New World… According to Sauville Intelligence, the following month…”
This scene had repeated itself for ten months. The soldiers stationed outside the stone chamber no longer cast curious glances inside. Whatever secret lay hidden here had lost its novelty after the first month, becoming a mysterious yet mundane sight.
Grevil continued reading the documents. “As we enter June… Russia… And over in Asia…”
Now and then, he’d steal a glance at his half-sister’s pallid profile.
Victorique de
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