Chapter 116

CH116

Morgan.

I gasped, opening my eyes and looked up at Anya who looked down at me with concern.

"Lady Morgan, are you all right?"

back

The memory began to dissolve, the sounds retreated back into Pyra's memories, but I could shake the image of Siora's face contorted in shock. I could still smell the blood in the air. Her lifeless body ripped apart and thrown everywhere as the war raged on around her.

I swallowed and forced a smile, nodding. My heart pounding, tears stinging my eyes.

"Sorry, I just... had a vision, I think."

Anya's eyes widened. "You're a seer, Lady Morgan?"

I shook my head. "Not exactly."

I took a deep breath and stood. "Why don't you rest for a little while longer? We'll reconvene about this council business closer to lunch."

She nodded with a thankful murmur before lying back down. Pyra was oddly still and quiet in the back of my mind.

"Do you know where Tsuneo is?"

Haruka smiled. "Second lesson: listen to the palace.

I chuckled, nodding, feeling silly. I reached out, searching for him, when I found him growling and pacing in his office. He looked up as if he could feel me searching for him, then he vanished. "You needed me?"

I turned, gasping as he appeared behind me.

could you do

He chuckled. "Recently."

do," I said and took his hand. "Could

we floated and drifted through the shadows

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the fire was still crackling softly in the hearth. Tsuneo guided me to a chair and

whispered, his voice grounding me in the present, but the

murmured, my voice barely audible. "Pyra's daughter... Siora. She looked just like Anya.

searching mine for answers. Another light flickered in his

blinked

you start from the beginning,

sense of what I had seen. "Anya looks exactly like her. I saw...

I eyed him. "You know this

his expression blank for a moment

his head. "We can talk at length about... the last time there was

to show it to me either."

understanding-of her pain, her silence, and the fire that burned inside her.

fury, but what I didn't understand was this low-level and persistent sense of

in her private parlor, laughing over tea and snacks. There was a stack of records on

I hope everything is alright?" Haruka

I just... needed

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still

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will be

was strong. Pyra's desire to coddle her was understandable, but she wasn't Siora. If she felt ready and able to contribute to the kingdom and the path forward,

had already been taken from her. I

"Sounds great."

Haruka

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