“Why?” I ask, my voice low. “What happened to those girls?”
Nara meets my gaze, her own heavy. “The royal family was told that these children were dark witches who had to be put to death to preserve their secret. That is what you will find within the archives, but as a dark witch who is connected to nature itself, I can tell you that those girls were not killed. They were used in rituals. They were kept in cages till their powers were completely drained. These rituals could take years. The stronger the bloodline, the longer the ritual. The oldest child who died was within her third decade.”
All I can think of is Mira. “I don’t understand. What sort of ritual?”
Darian is reading from the journal, and Nara glances at him before saying, “Greed is a terrible thing. Greed for power, greed fo
