Aurora’s POV
“When we finally learned the whereabouts of the coven, we headed there ready to end it all. While the other soldiers fought the blood witches around the area, my father, one of his generals and I went straight to where the mother of the Synx coven was. Her name was Illia, and she was the strongest of them all. My father’s general, Moza, died when we entered the cave. You see, not only was the cave hidden with blood runes, but it was also filled with enchantments that would be cast if an enemy stepped in the wrong place.”
“So, like lure mines?”
“Pretty much yes,” he said. “One of the most common for them to use was made out of dark blood magic and when he triggered it, his blood running in his veins turned into ice. He died instantly,” he said dryly. “After that, we went th
