CHAPTER 14
Conal
“Madlyn?” Conal c****d an eyebrow in doubt. “I don’t believe it. Where is she?”
“Gone,” Korla flatly affirmed. “Last anyone saw her she was heading for Havengarde. I bet if you ask the scouts, they’ll tell you the same thing.”
“Are you sure? She didn’t say anything?”
“Yes,” Korla snipped. “She said it was time to get back to where she belonged and then started walking up the road to Havengarde, walking at a good pace I might add.”
“You didn’t try to stop her?” Storri asked.
“I… I couldn’t.”
“Why not?” he frowned.
“Because she’s more powerful than I am, OK? Satisfied?” She crossed her arms and glared at him.
Storri’s frown deepened and he turned to Conal, hooking a thumb at Korla. “What’s her problem?”
Still processing Madlyn’s departure, Conal shook his head. “T
