The afternoon sun filtered through the car windows as they drove down a winding road, casting long shadows across the leather seats. Arthur shifted uncomfortably in his position. The hum of the engine provided a steady backdrop to the conversation that had been going on for what felt like an eternity.
"Wait, you guys were only actually in the castle for a month, but yet almost two years passed on the outside!??" Myah's voice pitched higher with each word, her eyes wide with disbelief as she turned in her seat to face Arthur more directly.
Arthur chuckled awkwardly, the sound hollow and forced as it escaped his lips. The memory of stepping out of that nightmare only to discover that the world had moved on without them still sent chills down his spine. He rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly, and glanced sideways at Aziel, who was staring out the window with that familiar distant expression.
