Four days of agony had passed with no news of Ravenna or Zander. After safely sending little Riven back to Vetheris, Alaric had decided to return and find his wife. But something happened—or rather, Nyx happened.
A day after arriving in Vetheris, Nyx vanished along with Finn's corpse, creating even greater chaos than there already was. Alaric could already guess what she was up to. On their way back, she had incoherently kept mumbling that she could bring Finn back to life, but no one paid her any attention, thinking she was just devastated by Finn's death. Thinking about it now, Alaric wasn't sure if such a thing was even possible. And if it was, then something significant would surely have to be sacrificed.
"The three of you will remain here," Alaric said, addressing Luke, Zeke, and Seth. "Take care of Riven. I'll go get my wife."
"I'm coming with you," Luke said firmly, leaving no room for argument.
But Alaric's mind was made up, and not even Luke could convince him otherwise.
