ROYAL BLOOD
Brainybetrayal made her queen
His voice, low and steady, broke the silence.
"Why have you brought me here?"
The owl's head tilted, slow and deliberate, its eyes gleaming like molten lava in the dark.
The other owls shifted on their branches, the rustle of feathers echoing in the silent night.
"Speak to me!
Amilek screamed, sounding frustrated.
Over and over again he had told his mother about this very situation, about the owl, but she didn't believe him. He sounded like he was losing his mind; now here he was seeking questions, yet he got no reply.