Lyra
"How is a single inanimate piece of regal metal being stolen more alarming than the fact that a monstrous being who clearly has no heart is up and about probably hunting another victim as we dilly dally here with this absurd meeting? I want that murderer found David! "
David's expression was unfathomable as I let out my outburst. The palace's temperature seemingly heightened and the air became increasingly thin. I closed my eyes for a moment, intending to regulate my breathing but all I could see were patina eyes and a goofy smile. Mitchell was dead and his killer was roaming the kingdom probably aware of the fact that I was ill experienced at being a leader, was that it? Had Mitchell's death been a petty way to depict my weakness as a ruler? Acrimony hugged my features. I w
