ZAHRA-ROSE The moment he steps into this space I felt it. Ashvin. No, not when it was faint nor distant but here, right here with me. The bond slams into me like a storm breaking loose, tearing through everything that was holding me down. My breath catches violently. “Ashvin…” I whisper, my voice barely mine. Relief hits me first, a warm overwhelming relief that my made my heart ache. He searched for me despite all odds and he has found me. Still riling in the relief that he had found me, I did not notice when something began to change. Something darker. The circle beneath me reacts instantly. The moment his presence floods the space, the symbols flare violently brighter than before, sharper, almost desperate. It knew time was no longer on its side and needed to act fast. “No….

