Chapter 9

  'Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don't give up. Success comes from stubborn perseverance and the tenacity not to admit defeat.'

  AVONMORA

  Jason who has been staring heatedly at Jorkallun turned his gaze on Rae.

  "What did you just utter?" Jason asked in anger, his eyeballs changing from white to pure red. His skin going pale the more.

  For the first time in her whole life Rae felt afraid. She was grateful that she was sitting down and Jorkallun is right next to her, she prevented her fears from showing in her face and opened her mouth to answer, but Jorkallun beat her to it.