Isolde.
“Yes, sister. They are no more,” Lucinda lowered her head after speaking, bawling. It was now that Isolde understood the reason Lucinda’s face was streaked with tears when she barged into the room.
Isolde’s head swam as she fought a wave of tears. Despite herself, the tears rolled down her cheeks. Her mother and father were no more.
How could that have happened?
Isolde’s feet dragged on the floor until her legs collapsed underneath her. A sob wrenched out of her mouth as she cried.
“How?” She managed in between sobs, staring at Lucinda.
“They were murdered, sister. Some men invaded our homes…” Lucinda flicked away the tears that were about to enter her mouth. “I was luckily hidden by father, so the invaders didn’t find me. I…watched as they butchered them, Isolde…”
“Oh, no
