Waiting, you've been waiting. For how long? You're not sure anymore. That was a lie, you've been tallying the days, the weeks since he's been gone. Everytime you looked away from the sheet, it seemed time moved ever slower.

What did the 'Empire Clarence' want with your Clarence? Why go for such extreme measures? You'll never know, but all you knew was that if you wauted any longer, you'd storm the Empire and take him back yourself.

'ding~!'

A quiet notification comes from your phone which you could've sworn was shut down. Peaking your head up from your slouched position from your desk, you read the glowing message.

[Message from 'Clarence']

8:23 PM