Leo did not leave by choice.
He left by pattern.
Pattern overrides comfort.
Before sunrise, he woke the same way he always did.
Alert.
Listening.
Silence in the mansion felt wrong.
Too complete.
In places like that, silence meant exposure.
He moved.
Not toward food.
Not toward safety.
Toward exit.
Because staying too long in one place had always led to one outcome:
Being found.
Daniel reviewed the footage in real time.
