When they left, he left a letter in her room, smirking at her confidently as he slipped past her with his hands in his pockets. The feel of her suspicious blue eyes bringing a smirk to his lips that stayed even as she said her goodbyes to everyone else.
Because he knew it was only a matter of time; a count down of moments until he got what he wanted. And he would get what he wanted.
Because now that he knew what it was, there was no other path to take; nothing would stop him, not even her avarice.