Avalon

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Castle Walls

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Everyone thinks that I have it all

But it's so empty living 

behind these castle walls

These castle walls

If I should tumble if I should fall

Would any one hear me screaming 

behind these castle walls

There's no-one here at all, 

behind these castle walls

Neal finally felt like roaming around for a moment. He didn't jump among people and their small talks like back in old days. He rarely felt the pull for interactions like he used to, basically since the arrival. But if he was truly honest he's been like that for years now. Something in him felt really off. It's been crawling slowly, seeping into his bones until all he felt was cold. That deep emptiness in his heart that some days lightened but other darkened. So far he'd pushed through that with a dash of his Caffrey charm and elusiveness only Neal Caffrey could.

But he never tried to analyze what his emotions were and why. He just let the life carry him. Basically he let himself be carried by events. Even just for a second. And he did have a loads of experience with improvisation and stuff. After all con man had to improvise a lot and often jump at moments to either save his life or their con.

At least he used to do that. However his life before Mozzie was still covered with that dark blanket.

But there were scars that told him he'd gone through some tough moments. Although he always claimed scars are marks that no con can afford because they make one distinguishable which was dangerous.

Well, his face seemed okay enough. And that was good. However his body carried some scares he couldn't recall getting no matter how hard he tried.

His pondering was cut short when he turned a corner and almost fell on his face because there was an obstacle he couldn't even see. That was really strange because while it was dark and the ambient glowing objects didn't help he could tell there was nothing visible. He patted the carpet around his body but he couldn't find a source of his unfortunate fall. It was like there was something one second and the next it was gone. His gut sent some alarm bells twinkling and hairs on his body stood up. A chill run over his back and Neal involuntarily shuddered.

Whatever it was it seemed gone now. But his heart still was trying to beat itself out of his chest.

However when he got up dusted himself off he walked all over the short part of the hallway where he turned the corner the CI didn't find anything.

But before he could make his way deeper into the place the beeper in his pocket vibrated notifying that Peter was most likely looking for him. Not that it wasn't allowed to walk away from the agent but it was best advised to stay close since Neal had this past baggage that wasn't doing any favors. He was partly considered a flight risk but realistically there weren't a place he could run. Technically he always could but logically it made little sense.

He was on a planet he never knew even existed before his arrival and then he was dropped into a tiny windowless box until further notice and eventually allowed back to work at some extent a job he couldn't even be a big help anymore since this was a whole new world to him.