Triple Temptation
"We're going to find a way to fix this. I don't care if I have to crawl back into the Under-Whisper and tear the Heart out myself. I’m not losing you to this."
As they turned to leave the pass, a low, metallic chime echoed through the air—the same sound the Heir had made. But it wasn't coming from the mountain. It was coming from Rhea’s own chest. She gasped, her hand flying to her heart, and as Ash watched in horror, a single, black leaf began to grow from the skin of her collarbone. "The tree didn't just grow a leaf for Ash," a voice whispered from the shadows of her mind, "it planted a seed in the only soil that was left."