The silent room felt like a heavy burden as Elara spoke her words. Jace showed doubt in his eyes as he examined the unsolvable problem in front of him. His body remained stiff while he thought through the situation.
Anita’s heart pounded. Become human or vanish forever? The idea seemed absurd. The bond between Jace and the bead defined his fox spirit nature and kept his being alive. The questions would exist even if he lost his connection to the bead since his identity would change forever.
Elara observed them with a timeless stare that revealed her deep understanding of many generations. “The fox bead is no longer stable,” she said, her voice steady but grave. While keeping its power the curse damages the bead from the inside. Your existence will disappear when you do nothing.
Jace showed his anger by clenching his jaw as he looked at Elara through his gold-colored eyes. “And if I become human?”