Chapter 19: The Connection

Anaya

“Gods tell me what I should do.” Anaya prayed and waited for an answer.

The moon shone down dimly and gave her nothing to console her tormented spirit. Anaya waited until the clock struck again before tiredly making her way back inside the castle. She needed to sleep for a while and get her mind straight for her task ahead.

The corridor was extremely dark and she stopped and took a moment to adjust her eyes. Her breath felt cold, someone was in the corridor with her.

“Hello?” She called, narrowing her eyes to see. She turned sharply to her right to a pair of glowing eyes.

“Hello princess.” A deep voice said.

“Azrel?” His voice was his but his eyes were different and seemed to glow a pale blue. “What are you doing here?”

He stepped closer and she felt his anger even from their distance. She swallowed dryly.

“Azrel,” she softened her voice and waited for the impact.

“Who are you?” he said. His unblinking eyes bored holes into hers.

“What do you mean?”