The clock struck 2 am, the palace had grown quiet. I'd requested the elders and warriors to rest, leaving me alone except for the guards discreetly patrolling the halls. The silence was oppressive, punctuated only by the occasional creak of the old wooden floorboards.
I paced back and forth in front of the door, my eyes fixed on the darkness outside. Where is Arin? He'd been gone for hours, and I was starting to worry. The letter, keal, the twins' safety – everything was swirling in my mind, making it difficult to focus.
Try mind linking him again Averia.
She whimpered, “Still the same thing Scarlett, I can't even connect with Ace”
Suddenly, I heard a faint rustling outside. I spun around, my heart racing. Was it the Arin returning, or something – or someone – else? I moved closer to
