Ariel and their mother stared at Efe through the phone screen, dumbstruck by Leander's revelation.
Ariel immediately felt bad for hating her over the past year because he thought she had picked Elyria over Devara and her son, Bilal.
If he had known about this sacrifice of hers to keep him alive, he wouldn't have been so hard on her.
“[Efe, you do fully realize the consequences that come with that degree of magic, right?]”, Their mother finally spoke.
She was scared for her daughter's life, scared that her daughter had maybe sacrificed too much.
Efe nodded her head at her mother, sniffing her nose and wiping her glossy eyes.
“[Mother, I'm aware of the price, but I had to save Bilal. I couldn't just watch him die when I knew there was something that I could do]”, She explained her own
