Chapter 185: The Difference
Eir’s Hymns.
Of course, Killian knew about it. It was the song that had been buried deep in the history of the Sirens, the song that was rumoured to create a magic so divine that it could heal almost every malady. Whether it was poison or a congenital disease. There was not a single disease that the song couldn’t heal.
However, this song had been lost in the pages of history, and no one had ever been able to rewrite it. Many sirens had tried to fill in the lost stanzas, but they had failed in perfecting it; some even went crazy when they wasted years rewriting the song only for it to fail.
"You don’t have to take a risk so dangerous," Killian tightened his hold on her and whispered. "Though I have never seen a siren going crazy, I have heard a lot about sirens going crazy trying to rewrite the hymn. Don’t try to push yourself too hard."
Inez smiled at him gently. She reached out and cupped his cheek before saying to him, "I have to write the hymn either way. I promised you that I would treat Selene, and that’s why you brought me here in your pack. I cannot break that promise."
When Killian heard her response, he clenched his jaw. Though he wanted to say that she didn’t have to, he couldn’t. Because he cared about Selene just as much as he cared about Inez, he couldn’t protect one and give up on another.
Inez knew what Killian was thinking. She said to him, "There is no need for you to think too much. Be optimistic; maybe I will be the first siren who will be able to rewrite the hymn and perfect it?"
Killian tried to smile, but he was worried. He said, "You can try, but if it gets too much, you can stop. Sel is doing better with your healing, and goddess forbid, if she never gets better, it’s alright as long as her condition doesn’t deteriorate."
"But she is your sister," Inez said with a frown. "Naturally, you would want her to get better, right?"