Chapter 219 DANE The grove will burn , he says in a whispered tone .

And with it , the bloodline of Kael .

The room is quiet .

You can hear the drop of a leaf .

Callens body lays limp , his eyes no longer radiating that faint glow .

Its as though , for a second , the storm is over , we might be able to catch a breath now .

Then Aurora leans in close and softly says , Callen , are you alright ? His lips moved and repeated the words faint and chilling .

The grove will burn , and with that , the bloodline of Kael .

The words dribble through the room , settling like claws upon our skin .

Aurora tenses , her hand shaking as she jerks back .

I step forward .

A natural instinct to place myself between Callen and Aurora , pushes me forward .

Aurora I said , my voice low .

Step back.

She nods , eyes wide but intent .

Chapter 219 Lirien appeared out of darkness ; heavy and forbidding .

2/6 The prophecy has started , he says , voice impenetrable .

The Forgotten starts their move .

The pack congregated in the hall , all voices hushed by fear .

Aurora weaves her way among them , words quiet and soothing .

Yet, even she cannot disguise the hint of concern that glimmers .

within her eyes .

I stood by her side , my hand resting on the hilt of my blade .

Ive seen her carry this pack through impossible odds , but something about this feels different .

When the room clears , and the others retreat to prepare , Aurora pulls me aside .

I need to go to the grove , she says , her voice steady but laced with urgency .

I frown .

Alone ? Thats not happening .

She shakes her head .

I dont think its a trap , Dane .

it showed me

like Im supposed to go

and the finality of my

, youre not going alone

across to the grove is silent but for the crunch

but with every step , the air feels heavy

silence , and the trees shone much more faintly now with their soft , silver glow , like

brush against the pendant at her chest

wrong ,

have time to open my mouth before Lirien manifests , its form flickering weakly

siphoning the groves

it says , its voice strained

, her hand hovering over the

? Liriens

lies

me , and for a moment , her eyes

mutters to herself rather than

get to argue before her fingers make

body goes

know that once again she has been pulled into

part , the waiting

what she sees , and not

hours before , finally , her body relaxes

stumbles back , and I catch

What did you see ?

voice is trembling

… his

how they

begged Kael for mercy , but Kael

this moment ever

? I press

She hesitates .

I saw him .

some sort of ritual to bind the groves energy

, we wont have

closer , casting an omen in the form of its shadow across the

binds the groves power , then he will

and be quick to

fists and my

we strike now

before they

, his voice

fog strengthens their magic

fighting them with the fogs concealing curtain ,

are we to do ? I

eyes shone with radiance

of the groove to them , taking their anchors among the mire , receive them when they

me , her face heavy with

we do this , we may weaken the grove itself

I nod .

dont ,

under the

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