Chapter 50
THALIA
The following day
The afternoon was quiet as if nature itself chose to be silent to sympathize with the weight I carried. I sat on a rocky part of the waterfall—not near the water, but on the edge, where I could see the cliff below.
There, I first saw the Resurrection Plant.
It was small, almost unnoticeable if you weren't familiar with the stories of the elders. It was planted on the edge of the cliff-hanging from a protruding rock as if testing anyone who dared to approach it. Its green leaves had a crystalline sheen whenever the late afternoon sun touched them. A very elusive plant. A miracle planted only by nature in the most dangerous places.
And it was King Lucian's only hope.
I closed my eyes, letting the wind cool my anxious heart. King Lucian, the former A
