"Please..."
The child's voice trembled from inside the Heart Tree.
"...don't leave me here."
I couldn't move.
Every instinct told me to run.
Every lesson I'd learned over the last few days told me that mysterious voices coming from ancient magical prisons were generally something to avoid.
But that voice—
It sounded terrified.
Young.
Alone.
"Little Moon?"
My heart stopped.
Kael caught my arm.
"Lara."
"I heard it."
"So did I."
That frightened me more.
Until now, some of the voices had belonged only to me.
This one didn't.
Orion stared at the widening c***k in the Heart Tree.
"Move away from it."
I looked at him.
"Who is inside?"
"Move."
"Who is inside, Orion?"
His expression hardened.
"Something your ancestors died to keep there."
"That's not an answer."
"It's th
