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 .

pendant , it showed me something

Im supposed

go together , I say , and the

walking into danger , youre not going alone

walk across to the grove is silent but for the crunch of dry leaves beneath our

this far yet , but with every step

the trees shone much more faintly now with their soft , silver

hand reaching to brush against the pendant at

, she

time to open my mouth before Lirien manifests ,

siphoning the groves

says , its

hand hovering over the heart of the

? Liriens

lies

, and for a moment ,

, she mutters to herself rather than me

her fingers

body goes rigid

glaze over , and I know that once again she has been pulled into another

part , the

sees , and not being

like hours before , finally , her

and I catch her before

219 What did you see ? I

is trembling

his past

saw how they were

begged Kael for mercy ,

waiting for this moment ever

?

She hesitates .

I saw him .

some sort of ritual to bind the groves energy to

does , we wont have

the form of its shadow across the ground above

groves power ,

hurry and be quick to

fists and my chest

we strike

to them before they finish whatever theyre up to

, his

strengthens their

with the fogs concealing curtain , you will lose

we to do ? I

eyes shone

taking their anchors among the mire ,

Aurora looks at me

, we may weaken the grove

I nod .

dont ,

shoulders slump under the weight of this

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