Chapter 76
Alpha Aldric
The sky in Silver Glade was dark, even though it was only noon. The clouds seemed to carry a storm, and the wind that touched my skin was cold, like a reminder of impending danger. Ryker was behind me, silent but alert—just like me.
After the meeting a few days ago, I couldn't stay still. I wanted to move. I wanted to search. And now we were here at the edge of the Silver Glade border, with the old library, believed to contain records of ancient midwives, ahead of us.
"There are traces of magic," Ryker whispered as he surveyed the surroundings. "There are protective runes. This isn't an ordinary library."
I nodded. "Because what we're looking for isn't ordinary either."
We entered slowly. The library door was made of old wood, with engraved runes that shimmer
