Chapter TwelveAmethyst held onto the fruit as Nova took her back to the castle. She was relieved that she had now the cure to save her mother, but doubts started to cloud her mind. What if the fruit did not work or if time had run out? Also, who was the person who had wanted to harm her and her mother? What were they after? These thoughts rushed through her head as Nova neared home. Amethyst looked at the fruit, which glowed in her palms. There was something familiar; it was as if she had seen it before, but Amethyst was not entirely sure why. In Addition, why did Eris tell her to eat it in front of her mother? Would the wish be more potent that way?
As they approached the castle, it had begun to snow. Amethyst held her hand out and examined at a snowflake. It was not white, but gray. She
