Chapter Twenty-Two Riona
Hector walked into Aghadoon like a hero returned from battle. Blood streaked his hair, and he could barely hold his sword up, but a smile curved his normally stoic face.
Riona caught sight of him from the doorway of the library and walked out to meet him.
Gulliver raced past her. “Hector,” he cheered. “You were amazing.”
Hector dropped his sword to the stones and wrapped an arm around Gulliver’s shoulders. “That battle was a long time in coming.”
Riona crossed her arms. “And we’re not done yet.”
His smile fell. “No. We’re not.”
Riona had wanted to head to the palace as soon as they finished with the rift. Sunlight from the human realm streamed in through the rift and spread slowly across the surrounding areas. It would take some time, but Brea believed the d
