Victoria
It was nice to take a moment to relax, even if they were sitting in a field full of debris and floating giant dust. She was not sure how she was going to explain what happened with Ryhan. She was not even entirely sure what had happened. All she knew is that Ryhan left willingly, and now they were one daughter short. What would that mean for them now?
Right on cue, Evangeline leaned close. “Where is Ryhan?”
It took less time than she imagined explaining how they found Ryhan and that she had chosen to leave with Gavin.
She watched as Evangeline hung her head in contemplation. “It was her choice to make, and she chose it.”
“So what do we do now?” Lillian asked.
“We go find her and drag her ass back here?” Victoria offered.
“No, it would do no good. She will have to decide for herself what is right and wrong now. I only hope that when the time comes she joins us and completes our power again.” Evangeline said.
“We may have bigger problems.” Victoria said reluctantly.
“How so?” Evangeline asked.
Victoria explained what Gavin had said about being born under the sapphire star and how he had stopped them from using their powers.
If her brother’s betrayal hurt her in any way, Evangeline did not show it. “I had a feeling he was hiding something, I knew there was more to his power than he was letting on. I saw him use it on Ryhan when they first came to me.”
“If he can just block our powers like that, how can we fight him?” Victoria asked.
“I don’t know. I need to find Ava and speak with her. There are many things that don’t feel right about this.” Evangeline stood and headed inside the castle.
Victoria sighed as Alex leaned into her. There was no easy road ahead of them. So many questions left unanswered, so many things left unexplained. She looked around the field and wondered if Ryhan could see the damage done by the giants, if she would feel differently about her decision. How could she possibly trust someone who unleashed giants upon them?
Alex interrupted Victoria’s thoughts. “Come on, there is so much work to do, let’s see where we can help.”
She nodded in agreement.
There certainly was a lot of work. She was not even sure where they would begin. Whole buildings reduced to piles of rubble. Huge holes scattered the ground where the tunnels had collapsed from the weight of the giant’s. Lillian walked with them and Victoria knew that that would not be the end for them. They would rebuild, they would carry on, and they would defeat Axiom one way or another.
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