Chapter Twenty
“Melody! Wake up!” Tarlo’s voice, filled with panic, pulled me from my slumber.
“Wh-what is it?” I asked, rubbing the sleep from my eyes, pulling the fur blankets closer to my bare chest.
“It’s Ronan, we need you.” He said as he tossed some clothing at me and headed over to the door. “Please hurry.”
Worried something would happen to him, I quickly spilled myself onto my clothing, trying to ignore the panic building up in my gut.
“Ronan?” I tried to mind-link him but it was blocked, I couldn’t get through. Dread filled me as I stumbled out of the room, down the hall and into the living room. Tarlo stood by the door with a letter in his hand. He quickly passed it over.
“It’s from the council. Ronan read it and well….” He gestured to the wooden front door that had be
