Chapter 57

"Damnit, damnit. I'm forever bonded...you stupid..." he stops cursing himself when he sees Ohm flying above him.

The dragon lands a few feet away. Unbeknownst to him, he's minutes from his own parents' graves. He stalks closer, and sees Servius, Nicodemus and Viola dismount from Ohm. They stop under a towering apple tree, with an abundance of fruit still hanging from it. The branches twisted in a strange double-helix shape. Below at the roots were beds of roses, sitting atop the two graves. The letters "C" and "R" monogrammed into the tree, encased in a heart.

Viola still remained silent, but her facial expressions spoke a novel. Still unsure of where the rune's located. Nicodemus, fully aware of what needed to done, forgot one detail.

"We need a shovel."

"A shovel for what?"

"The rune is inside the grave, how will we retrieve it."

"I will have Ohm remove the dirt with his mouth. Shouldn't take more than two or three scoops."

"Perfect. Let it be done."