The bites of cookie lodged halfway to my stomach, and I set it back down on the plate, my insides churning. "He's dead."
The words sounded so empty, so...flimsy, because he wasn't just dead, he was gone. Forever. Even if I could, or wanted to, necromancy didn't work well with people. They came back...murderous, which was why we had a whole class of cautionary tales. Except this Ryze guy apparently could raise people with no problem.
Seph covered her mouth and blew out a heavy breath. "Oh, Dawn. I'm sorry."
"I'm sorry too." The headmistress put her hand over her heart and stared down at the table, bewildered. "Your family must be devastated."
That was one way to put it. My parents cried almost constantly while I immediately started plotting revenge.
"Before..." Headmistress Millington
