“So what now?”, Vlad asks. I wipe the tears off my face and stand up. “Sophie told me to follow my instincts and now my mom so that’s what I’m going to do. We’re going to Russia”. “That’s what you said the last time, what’s in Russia?”. Vlad asks. “I don’t know but my instincts tells me that’s where I’ll find Queen Mera and King Lycaon. I’m sure of it”. “I know I turned down your instincts the last time but if you’re so sure about Russia then that’s where we’ll go. But first where in Russia are we to start from?”. Astor asks. “That’s when Ariana comes in. We might end up having to meet her earlier than we planned. She’ll help us map out some possible locations in Russia”. “That doesn’t sound like a bad idea. I’m in”. Vlad nods and I smile. “So am I”, Astor gets up and pats me on t

