جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 14

Healer Cora. An old name. Older than Grey himself, she was the kingdom's most secluded elder. A woman few had seen in years. Yet his mother had trusted her above everyone else.When Grey was still a child, he vaguely remembered hearing conversations between them. Always about Ronas. Always about the Everlasting Tree. Always spoken behind closed doors.If anyone knew why Maya's flowers withered...It would be Cora.Perhaps… Perhaps defects could be cured.Perhaps something blocked her power.Perhaps—Hope was dangerous so Grey stopped himself.Still.

Maya The woman looked completely bewildered. Somehow seeing the woman confused made Maya laugh weakly through her tears –which only seemed to worry the woman further.Eventually, the woman sighed. Then awkwardly patted Maya's shoulder. "There there."Maya nearly cried harder. Because nobody had comforted her like that in years.Later, after Maya managed to stop crying, the woman introduced herself. "My name is Bina."Maya listened attentively."I used to be one of Stormfang's warriors."That didn’t surprise Maya. But she couldn’t tell Bina that. So she just scooped another spoonful of pot pie and savored each mouthful.