“Missing? She’s missing?” Harold’s voice thundered, his eyes blazing with fury as they turned a fiery red.
Vorden, barely containing his own anger, looked down. “Yes, Master. That fool lost her! We assumed his place was secure, but evidently, we were mistaken. We don’t have any concrete information beyond that.”
Harold surged to his feet, the gravity of the situation fueling his rage. “This is exactly what I feared. If she’s been abducted, it means someone knows about her… it means…” He trailed off, deep in thought, his expression darkening further.
“It means what, Master?” Vorden pressed, his curiosity piqued and anxiety rising. “Does someone else out there know about her? About who she really is?”
Harold sighed, his frustration evident as he shook his head. “Her mother,” he finally r
