Total pages in book: 44
Estimated words: 42412 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 212(@200wpm)___ 170(@250wpm)___ 141(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 42412 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 212(@200wpm)___ 170(@250wpm)___ 141(@300wpm)
I met Kyriel’s stare. “I’m going to ask once more. Why are you here, telling me this shit?”
“As I said, it’s something that’s good to know.” He shrugged.
I stared at him, having no idea if there was some sort of hidden message in the shit he’d just spewed or if he was merely messing with my head.
I had a feeling it could be either-or with any of the Fates.
My gaze shifted to Aydun as he turned at the waist. He scanned the Hall until his stare halted. I followed his gaze. Tension gripped the muscles along my shoulders. To someone else, it may have looked like he was simply staring at the mass of vines twisted on the floor, but I knew the exact spot he looked at.
It was where what remained of my father had fallen.
Aydun faced me. “I am sorry for your losses.”
My head tilted at the genuineness in his tone, but I said nothing since there was nothing to be said.
“Well.” Aydun clapped his hands. “We should be going.”
“For once, I agree with you.”
Aydun pressed his hand to his heart as if wounded as he turned away. “By the way.” He stopped. “The realm is growing more imbalanced. The changes will be irreversible the longer you and Kolis remain in the realm.”
“I’m working on that.”
Aydun eyed me for a moment. “Good.”
He turned, but Kyriel hadn’t moved. He remained staring up at me. Because, of course, he did. “I almost forgot.”
I sighed heavily. Several of the ravens responded with calls that carried a sharp metallic note.
“You still make reckless choices,” Kyriel announced. “Attempting to enter Iliseeum is one of them.”
One side of my lips curved up. “I don’t consider that reckless at all.”
“Of course you wouldn’t,” he retorted dryly. “But Nyktos does. As does the Queen of the Gods.”
“And I’m sure you can guess what I think of that.”
“Unfortunately,” Kyriel remarked.
“Good,” I echoed, then waited for him to move. When he did, I spoke again. “You might want to pass this message along to the necessary parties.”
Aydun’s eyes narrowed as he glanced between Kyriel and me. “Why do I have a feeling this will be a message that won’t be well-received?”
My smirk grew. “Nothing and no one, not a Primal of Death nor the Queen of the Gods herself, nor any so-called Fates can stop me. If need be, I will go through any who stands in my way.” I let silence fall for a few seconds to give that promise time to etch those words into their bones. “I will get to her.”