Kieran's POVThe world came back in pieces. The ringing in my ears . The smell of a burnt wet stove . The crushing weight my own body spent.The gold light was gone and the cavern was dark now, just a few drained torch flames struggling back to life. Laila was on her knees a few feet from the stone slab ,our son clutched to her chest. She was rocking back and forth, her face buried in the blanket. She was making a low ,awful sound ,a wounded animal noise that cut through the ringing.My eyes scanned the room. Janita was a motionless heap near the stairs. The seer was slumped against the wall , not moving.Kayla was picking herself up off the ground bead the dais,her hair wild ,her clothes smudged with dirt . She stared at the space where the vortex had been, her face mask of utter loss.“ No “‘ are whispered. Then louder. “NO! It was almost mine!” She turned her gaze to Laila, and it was written with pure hate. “You ruined it! You pathetic, selfish creatures!”“ She lunged , not for
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