Alexander
As Cass drifted off to sleep, I felt a brief sense of relief. I clenched my jaw harshly as I laid her down on the bed softly. I ran my fingers through her hair lightly.
"Why you Cass?" I felt anger fill me. I stood and walked to the balcony and looked up to the sky. "Take it back you cruel bastards!" I growled into the empty sky. "I don't know what sick game this is for you but I refuse to be your pawn in it." I wouldn't let anybody put Cass in danger. Not even the gods themselves.
I paced on the balcony even as the sun slowly set. My mind was racing. How had they picked her and why? What could they want with her? Had she not suffered enough? Oracles were supposed to be selected before birth. That's why the red hair marked them as such. I had never heard of an oracle being cho
