ERYNA
The king was dead.
And I didn’t know what to make of that information, but all I knew was that I had to be back at the castle. I walked quickly, following Zaydem's lead. We passed the town market, where everyone’s head was bowed and a few people had begun shedding tears.
I walked as fast as my legs could take me, but Zaydem was a few feet ahead of me. As I was behind Zaydem, who took full, fast steps to the castle, I knew I couldn’t even phantom what was going on in his head currently, but I wanted to be there and support him.
The bells never stopped ringing but progressively got louder the more we neared Alphas Varagons estate. It didn’t take long for us to get to the back gates of the castle, as I walked. In following Zaydem past the hallways that were now empty,
The halls w
