“How?” I asked coldly. Was our security system so weak that witches could simply waltz in as they wished? “We don’t know.... although we suspect they must’ve had inside knowledge, someone guiding them through the blind spots, but that’s not all.” Kai’s voice wavered slightly, as if uncertain whether to go on. “ The witches… they weren’t fighting to kill..... they were trying to reach something, or someone.” My brows furrowed. “What do you mean?” “They were searching for a specific room, the one beneath the west fall," he said, hesitating again before he continued “ Unfortunately, they escaped but....one of them was caught.” I turned to him sharply. “A witch" I seethed but he shook his head His lips parted, but no sound came for a moment. Then, “No. Not exactly,” he said The

