I found myself pacing the chamber as I waited for Killian’s return. Worried out of my mind. Feeling sick to my stomach. I heard the astonished cries coming from the Training Gardens, so I went to the hidden door to the balcony and flipped the lock, before tossing the slat of wood open and stepping out onto the balcony to watch the ongoing below.
Doing as Killian had directed me before and staying from the edge of the balcony. Far from the King’s view.
Below I could see the mages cheering as they crowded around Killian. With him showing them different things to do with magic. Beyond them were the towering trees. The branches littered with bits of red that I now knew were hints that the Sentinels waited in those trees.
Carrying messages from Killian to Aviari, The King of Creatures. I
