Chapter 466: How Can You Understand?
Sitting atop her frozen throne, a cold chill gripped Ashlynn’s heart when she heard Talauia’s words. Some things, they really shouldn’t be healed, even if it was possible. She’d learned that lesson with painful clarity during the trial the Ancient Willow subjected her to.
In her vision, Ollie was brought before her with horrible wounds and a severed arm. She and Heila had combined their power to restore his lost limb, unknowingly inflicting harm on the Ancient Oak that it might never recover from. Moreover, because Heila had exhausted herself to heal Ollie, later on, she wasn’t able to help heal anyone else and several more people died from their wounds because of Ashlynn’s selfish decision.
Just because a thing was possible didn’t mean the price was one that should be paid. As Ashlynn looked at the trembling figure of Talauia, her wings trembling with the weight of countless angry stares and the even heavier tears flowing from Odette’s eyes, Ashlynn wondered whether Ritchel’s wounds were truly impossible, or the price was simply too high for Talauia to pay.
"That’s not right!" a young hunter among the Frost Walkers shouted. "My father died to protect Lord Ritchel, but this witch won’t heal him? She’s just going to let him die? Where is the justice in that? There isn’t any!" he shouted, his dark purple horn swirling with furious energy. "If there is no justice, I demand vengeance for the dead! If Lord Ritchel dies, then the witch dies!"
"Yes! Justice or vengeance," another young Frost Walker standing nearby shouted. "Kill the witch!"
"Justice or vengeance!"
"Kill the witch!"
"Save Lord Ritchel!"
"She killed my husband! Where is my justice? I will have my vengeance!"