DAMIAN'S POV
I hardly slept at all except when it was desperately needed. Watching outside in the night and expecting something to come. It had been my secret fear since I had been given Avery.
The crystal skull was in a small box I had pulled close to my bosom for safekeeping. With artifacts like this, you can never be too careful.
My mindlink let out a gentle fuzz just as I heard a knock at the back door.
It was Matilda but what was she doing here so late?
I carefully hid the box behind a pillow on the couch and went over to the door.
" You're alright." She exclaimed and rushed to hug me.
"What's wrong?" I asked, genuinely confused.
"Legolas, he-he said he had killed You, A-very and everyone. I was so scared." She said in a rush of emotion.
"I'm alright. Legolas failed." I gent
