Bonehead ejects his teeth from her neck and pushes her toward the pool. Astrid's body pales and it turns cold as her neck burns with hot pain. She staggers toward the pool, losing her sense of direction for the first few seconds.
Zane rushes toward her and grabs her waist, rotates her and places her gently on the floor to prevent her from falling into the pool of pure silver. He seethes and bares his teeth as he stares at the retreating figure of Bonehead.
“Tada,” Bonehead cackles as he waves before walking out of the Chambers. Zane growls deeper and stands to run after him, but she grabs his arm.
“Forget about him, grab the Sceptre, the kids,” she says weakly, the pain slowly blurring her vision and the bite marks singes.
He nods and pulls her to her feet, she places her hands out to
