There was a faint knock on the door interrupting Abrielle and Cedric. "I will take it," Cedric said walking towards the door. The door creaked open, and Evelyn was standing patiently there.
"Something just happened, your highness." Her voice was shaking, her eyes unable to focus.
*****
A few minutes earlier, close to the Nightshade estate, grunts could be heard around the wood west of the main building. The same route Abrielle had attempted to use during her escape.
Beads of sweat formed over Evelyn's forehead. Her fist clenched as she delivered another power kick to a tree trunk at the same spot she had been kicking for a while. A large hole was already in the outer bark.
"Still not enough." Evelyn groaned, jumping to deliver a flying kick, but she still felt worthless. The image of Abrielle's numb body appeared in front of her after they pulled her out of the frozen water
