Being Wary and Hostile Isn't the Only Way

The breath escaping her slightly parted lips scattered into the cold.

In her confused mind, memories of Daniel's kindness surfaced unbidden.

They had spent two seasons together.

Lucy recalled the memories they had accumulated—enough to call them cherished memories—then suddenly shook her head.

‘The essence hasn't changed.’

Lucy was a spy for the Allied Powers.

No matter how kindly Daniel had treated her, the fact that he was an ‘enemy’ did not change.

Espionage in wartime was no game.

She could not let herself be swept away by emotion.

There could be no gentle war in which she spared someone simply because they were a good person...