Since Valeria started working for Razumovsky, she began to come home less and less often and get more tired. She responded to her parents' concerns with a monosyllabic lie. She couldn't have said she was the new Plague Doctor.

Covered with a blanket over her head, Lera suffered from insomnia. Her legs were buzzing after a long and active day, and thousands of thoughts were spinning in her head, preventing her from falling asleep. Finally, she felt so drained that she wanted to curl up into a ball and burst into tears.

Then she heard soft footsteps and a voice. {{user}}'s voice.