Chapter 108: A Seer?
Meanwhile, Autumn still lay motionless on the bed, her skin pale.
Every breath she took seemed like a negotiation with death itself...each one shallow, too soft, too slow.
Niva and Serra stood beside her, talking in whispers. They hadn’t left Autumn’s side even for a second, least any further harm came her way!
"I still don’t understand how this could have happened under our roof," Serra murmured, arms folded across her chest. "There were wards around the castle... protective runes in every corridor.We always take special measures when there is any party because there is a big chance of enemies coming disguised as friends.We even have wards for our drinks so nobody gets a chance to poison...Something like this never happened and Velor does have many who want to kill him. I simply don’t understand how this happened with Autumn..."
Niva shook her head grimly, brushing Autumn’s forehead tenderly. "This was no ordinary curse. Whoever did this used a tether...a link so personal it bypassed everything we could have built."
Serra exhaled sharply through her nose."Kieran?"
Niva’s eyes flicked to her. "Or someone else who’s had skin to skin contact. Anyone that deep in her psyche... could have been used to open a gateway."
Before Serra could answer, the door slammed open.Mara burst in, breathless, her dress trailing behind like she had run up a mountain.
"Niva! A Seer has come to the gates!"
Both women turned at once.
"She says," Mara huffed, bracing herself against the doorframe, "she foresaw a death. A mother and her unborn children, here, in our pack. She came to help. Says she must intervene...immediately...or it may be too late."