First, it was a village in Darstun, then last night it was the hunters that never made it home along the coast of the Grenoa sea.
They had tried to make the connection between the two occurrences. There was something bigger out there, but they had no clue what or where it was.
Azriel pored over the map, his gift of perception and intricacy failing him. The only connection was the forest, which was the connection between the two kingdoms. Although they had their mind on it, they did not want to conclude so easily. Enemies would not leave footprints so easily.
At the meeting, Zavian had been quiet. It had been days, and no one had been able to locate any of the missing people. But when the King looked at him, the question he had asked was unexpected.
"What if there is more than one door to the Underworld?" Zavian had asked out of nowhere.
Azriel scoffed at the impossibility. "Whatever this is, I don't think it has anything to do with Aloysius."
