***Raizel***
I'd left the northern borders the moment the messenger arrived with news that made my blood run cold.
Cadiz was being talked about across the empire.
Again.
But this time it was worse than before, much worse, the rumors had spread beyond just whispers among nobles, now common people were discussing it in taverns and market squares, servants were gossiping in kitchens, and everyone seemed to have an opinion about the strange omega with unexplainable powers.
People were calling him cursed. Dangerous. An abomination that shouldn't exist.
The words had hit me like physical blows, each one making my chest tighter and my anger burn hotter.
How dare they talk about him like that? How dare they reduce Cadiz to nothing more than fearful speculation and cruel gossip?
I'd immediately given orders to break camp and return to Ravenshollow, pushing my guard to ride faster than was safe, not caring about anything except getting back to him.
