Unfortunately, she seemed like she’d gotten distracted, and when she looked back, I got met with the same confused question. “Enora?”
I offered a sad smile and patted her hand. “I’m here,” I said. “Why don’t you get some more rest? You look exhausted.”
“Mhm.” She nodded and looked away again. Once I was certain she wasn’t paying attention to me, I excused myself, allowing Val back in to check on the Aurora witch.
When I returned to the master bedroom, I retrieved my mother’s grimoire from the nightstand and flicked it open. When I’d been able to keep myself awake over the past few days, I spent time browsing the notes, looking for any information at all about “death marks.”
It's possible Handmaiden witches don’t practice them.
Zyanya had summoned her Aurora witch coven to place the ma
