Quickly, he raced to the Hall of Statues.
There was Gwen carrying Zezi over her shoulder. Darkness emitted from all the statues into Gwen.
By the Blood, his father had been in those too, all along!
Valerick rushed forward and Gwen turned to him with a smile before she vanished right at the second he got to her.
“No. NO!” His fangs elongated along with his claws, the dark webs racing fast across his skin. “LORD ROSIL!” It was a summon so terrifying and wall-shattering that she would hear it from anywhere she was.
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Zezi woke up with a start, the sound of a rushing river jarring her back to reality. She blinked and stood up, trying to figure out how she got here and what was going on.
There were tears everywhere, a running river some steps away, and the clouds were darkening as if preparing for the rain.
Memories flashed in her mind quickly.
