Chapter 5True to his word, the following day on the two occasions Nyles managed to spot Ariadne before she saw him, he immediately hurried in the opposite direction. He even took lunch in his room. Not that he found the solitude burdensome. Instead, he indulged in re-reading some of Jewel’s letters; those he deemed most precious and always carried with him.
When dinner time came around, Nyles decided he was not going to hide in his cabin any longer. He wanted to enjoy some company. Just not that of Ariadne. He hoped she’d found someone else on whom to lavish her attention. But if he had to be cruel to be kind, he would be blunt about having no interest in developing anything more than a casual acquaintance with her.
Taking his place at a table for two in the dining room, Nyles was reliev
