A thud could be heard in the next room, as Eon got quickly to his feet. He had waited through the rest of the night and all day. 'Is it her?' He wondered. Really, he wanted to send search parties throughout the Kingdom, but Greg had cautioned him against it. Alerting the entire Kingdom to the fact that the Queen was missing would be bad.
Wrenching the door open, Eon heard a crack, as he had used too much strength. "Rielen!" he called out in fear as he noticed the body on the floor. Covered in black ash, there were several burn marks in the night clothes she wore to bed. He felt his heart beat loudly in his chest. 'She is hurt.' He thought.
Noticing bandages on her hands and feet, Eon immediately called for Karla. Burns could be found all across her body. 'Why didn't she heal herself?' Eon pulled away a rough blanket that she had used to cover the worst of the burned clothing. His heart ached at the condition of his wife. 'I should have been there with her.'
