Ethan was looking around for Olivia. When he found her and Willow unscathed, a wave of relief washed over him. "Where have you been?"

Olivia cast a glance at Jacqueline, who was just nearby, and made up an excuse. "I was spending time with Willow."

"Alexander said that Jacqueline can do the ritual tonight."

"Finally," she exclaimed. She crouched down and whispered to Willow, "Better be careful tonight. They're bad guys. We never know what they have up their sleeves."

Willow nodded.

The night sky dawned, and layers of grey clouds covered the moon with the stars hiding behind them.

Most of the locals went to bed quite early. Places that were still lit up were business operations and army bases.

Dim lights brightened the port, adding a luster to the mood.

night, Olivia and Jacqueline sat

"You can only

"Yes."

be letting her go that easily, but the three-day graceful period was the promise. Alexander

begin," Olivia prompted. The Lifebond Curse had tortured her

them about the

so there should

the shore watching

held a handful of spice and a small drum. He

could discern the smell of each herb. Most of the time, she could tell what the

this time, the smell was strange. It wasn't any kind of smell she knew of. She figured that it was a mixture of herbs she didn't know of. It was no

if different herbs were used, it would

Alexander played the drum, the spices began to crackle in the flames.

felt a prick in her arm. She was going to raise her arm on reflex, but Alexander

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