Thorne gazed across the lands as Caelum updated him for the third time. "Perimeter's clear. Every guard's on high alert. If the beast shows, it's not getting past us."
"It'll show," Thorne muttered, his voice like steel. "I can feel it." He didn't even bother to sit as he checked the map again. "Today, it dies."
"You need to leave now, My king. The ceremony is beginning, and I'm sure Adina is worried. You don't want to keep her waiting," Callum said.
Thorne nodded, taking a deep breath. He had spent way too much time on this already. He was already messing things up by not showing up at the exact time he should. He just had to go over the checkpoints again. It was fine though; he would apologize to Adina after the ceremony and tell her everything that's been going on. Adina was nothing if not understanding.
"Let me know if anything is out of place, Caelum," he said, turning to leave only to freeze in his tracks.
