Chapter 74

~Kamari~

Ryuu leads us to a place secluded from the buildings of the Kingdom. Still inside, but on the outskirts, the hedges grow taller in the middle, and that's where Ryuu leads us. Inside the brush, a familiar flower glows with an ethereal light.

"What?" I say under my breath, "But how? I don't remember doing this." I look to Mael, whose eyes are glued to the flower, and start to get the feeling that he is holding something back. "Mael, what aren't you telling me? What's the real reason you don't want me doing this?"

Mael sighs heavily, "The Hearthstone." He pauses, then runs his hand through his glossy platinum blonde locks. " The Hearthstone carries a part of us, Kamari. It's a weak spot." He spits out the word weak. "I don't understand. You ripped this same flower from the earth, and you're fine."