Bound to the moon
The runes flared, angry and bright, then hissed as though recoiling from her.
Finally, she turned her head toward us. “This is no ordinary wound,” she said, her voice echoing faintly, as though layered with more than one speaker. “It is a death rune, drawn to consume his life while tethering the girl’s soul.”
Her glowing eyes fixed on me. “If he dies, part of you will die with him.”
My breath caught. The room swayed around me, but Kael steadied me with a hand on my shoulder.
“Then heal him,” Kael demanded, his voice sharp. “Do whatever it takes.”
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