ROYAL BLOOD
It was as if they were hooting a song, trying to get into Amilek's head.
"No…no, no!
He screamed, shaking his head from side to side, trying to resist their enchantment.
He staggered backwards as his hands were firmly pressed against his ears to shut out the noise. He was trembling; he crumbled to his knees, still screaming…
"No, no!
Suddenly he felt something trickling down his face; he reached out to his face, touching it faintly, and his hands became smeared with a liquid.
Blood!
His eyes were bleeding out, blood streaming down his face. He began to gasp for breath, his chest constricted, and now all he could hear were the owls hooting…