Raiden’s POV I stared at the empty egg sac resting in Kael’s hand. The basement suddenly felt colder than it had a few seconds ago, and it had nothing to do with the damp stone walls surrounding us. My eyes stayed fixed on the thin, papery shell as memories I hadn’t thought about in months came rushing back. We’d searched for one of those before. Desperately. Sarah’s life had depended on finding an egg sac just like it. We had turned over rocks, searched the swamps, and followed every lead we could find because we believed it was the only chance to save her. Now… One sat in Kael’s hand. Empty. “If that’s empty…” I said quietly. Zayden slowly lifted his eyes, letting them travel around the basement. Every corner. Every pipe. Every shadow. His expression hardened before he finished my sentence. “… then they’re somewhere in the palace.” I didn’t argue. I couldn’t. He was right. Kael carefully turned the fragile shell over between his fingers. “It isn’t damaged,” he murmured. “It di
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