CROWNED BY BLOOD
But now, when I reached out to feel them, to reassure myself of their continued existence and health, something pulsed wrong in the intricate weave.
Not broken, which would have been terrible but understandable, something I could attempt to repair.
Alexander's thread, which should have blazed with golden fire and fierce determination, was frayed badly at the edges, unraveling strand by strand like rope left too long in harsh weather. Seraphina's connection, normally steady as the moon's pull on tides, flickered uncertainly like a candle flame in wind, threatening to extinguish completely with each gust. Kai Jr.'s thread had gone almost entirely cold..