Cedric Raine
The sun is setting as we head back to camp.
The monsters have been rampaging, but I’ve finally managed to control some of the chaos. Covered in blood, I enter the large tent. I need a bath. The smell of the mutated monster blood is a pungent one. It irritates my nose.
However, I suddenly see the last person I expected to, standing in the middle of my tent.
“Rothan?!” It takes me a second to comprehend his presence here, and when I do, fear strikes me. “What happened to Leanna?”
“What?” He gives me a baffled look. “You’re the one who sent the order—” He shakes his head as if trying to sort out his thoughts. “I brought her here. I know it’s a violation of your order, but my mother insisted. I tried to contact you, but Bella has blocked all means of communication. This was t
