The Wolfless Luna
And there, hunched over a cauldron, stood the mage.
The old mage turned slowly, his face cloaked in shadows. Only his silver eyes gleamed.
“You return, child of fire and blood,” he rasped. “But this time... you come with death on your hands.”
Mira stepped forward, dragging the maid inside with a thud.
“I want her scent,” she said flatly. “Seraphina. The little dove everyone is so obsessed with. I want her sweetness, her innocence… all of it.”
The mage stared at her for a long moment.