C50 The Path of No Return!!

Dawn was breaking, and a pale glow began to edge the distant horizon. Within the courtyard, Kallisto stirred in her room.

Her long eyelashes quivered as she gradually opened her eyes. Slipping from under the covers and into her shoes, Kallisto stepped out into the courtyard.

"Why, why couldn't I have prepared one last meal for you?" she whispered to the far-off sky, her voice tinged with sorrow