The cratered grounds of Wyrmfall should've felt peaceful with how silent and undisturbed the area had become.
And yet, to the two female Dravaryns, the silence felt less like peace and more like waiting for a judgment that was completely out of their control.
It was one thing for Ilyss, who in her own opinion hadn't amounted to much to begin with, to look and feel like shit.
But it was a whole other thing to confirm that they might genuinely be in serious trouble when someone as normally put together and dignified as her aunt had been reduced to a similar state.
Then again, Ilyss never thought there would come a day when someone as powerful as Kael would be fighting for his life like this.
And all they could do was hope that Riley Hale, her new in-law, could somehow perform some sort of unprecedented miracle.
Please.
Please save him.
At this point, Ilyss couldn't even remember how many times she'd internally pleaded for the exact same thing.
