"Azarians." Helping Fjalda stand, he extended a hand to Viktor, who waved it away, though he wobbled as they walked together towards the center of the deck. "Azarians? I thought they were only a small faction down in Actaentum, harassing the king?" Fjalda's brow furrowed and Reynar shook his head rapidly, "they've been gaining favor in all sorts of locales."
"Politics," Viktor groaned. Never a good thing, never leads to helping anyone.
"Not just politics boy. There's a lot you don't know."
"Which means what?" Viktor's tone rose until he was almost shouting, though instead of challenging him like he was wont to do, Reynar fell silent. "So, that was an experience," Kellen's voice boomed from behind him and Viktor spun round, breathing a sigh of relief when he realized his friend was also flanked by Eliza and Enialis. His heart beat faster and faster, however, as moment after moment passed and their flaxen-haired, willowy friend didn't appear.
Where is Mari? She can't be dead. No, that's not possible.. I can't lose family again. Not like Owen.
Viktor scanned the porch as the others fell into a chaotic conversation where everyone seemed to be speaking at once until he cut in, "excuse me, I don't disagree that this was the worst thing that's happened in years or that we all almost died, but if you all hadn't noticed yet, Mari's not up here." 277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1qJNldnsj
"What?" Eliza looked back towards the stairs, her face ashen. "Is..is she dead?"
"No, no," Reynar clapped a hand on her shoulder. "The Elias line is full of warriors. She wouldn't go down that easily."
"Then where is she?" Kellen's voice broke a bit as he moved his gaze slightly back towards the woods. Silence fell for a moment before Viktor stood and made his way to the stairs, followed by the others close behind. "Look," Viktor bent down, revealing a long swathe of aquamarine cloth to his friends and pointing to a small streak of blood across the grass. Gods. Don't take her from us.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxyEuRiuFb
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