Daniel adjusted.
Controlled exposure.
Not removal.
Not unlimited access.
Balance.
The next morning, something changed again.
Leo was gone.
No noise.
No disruption.
Just absence.
Emily noticed first.
Immediate.
“Where is he?”
No answer.
The staff searched.
Rooms.
Garden.
Perimeter.
Nothing.
Daniel checked security.
Leo had left before sunrise.
No hesitation.
No pause.
