#Chapter 169 Silver

Ian chuckled. “Perhaps I was wrong. Dear girl, how could a hybrid entity like your Francium have turned you? Did you not consider it? Do you even remember your turning?”

I shuddered at the thought.

“I… choose not to remember it.”

“Oh please, it is not something you could choose to forget.”

“He choked me…”

“And then?”

“I woke up.”

He sighed heavily. “Must you be coy about this? Or perhaps are you hiding it from Francium. I assure you, now is not the time to be reticent.”

“That’s all!”

Ian huffed. “I am not asking you how he killed you. That is irrelevant. I am asking about your turning. You were called, Claire, by the Goddess. She told you something, did she not?”

Claire went silent, but I knew the look on her face. She knew exactly what he was talking about. What could the Goddess have told her? Why hadn’t Claire told me about it? Why hadn’t she told Francium? He looked just as shocked as I was.

“Point proven,” he said. “Your turning started long before Francium delved into choking or