The Whispers of Secrets

Chapter 6: Protecting the Heart

Now that they knew where the Heart of Eldoria was, they felt it was their duty to protect it in any way they could, and that meant pretending it didn’t exist at all except in the most tightly shrouded of secrecy. But first, they needed to figure out who they could trust enough to share the secret with. The village elders seemed the most likely candidates. After all, they did know and keep secrets, but Elara didn’t think they would ever disclose it to the village as a whole. They came up with a plan.

But as time went on, and rumours spread of the Heart’s discovery, other rumours started to whisper through the forest. A Seeker was looking for the Heart of Eldoria; he had been searching for years. He wanted to fill his hands with the power of the Heart and his expril with dark magic. Spies of the Seeker had come to the village. They wouldn’t be long in learning the location of the Heart.

One evening, however, as the Queen and the prince were planning their strategy in the secret chamber, the whisperings became increasingly agitated, growing more and more panicked at the events unfolding outside. The Heart was in danger.