He knew.
The moment she stepped into Axis Mundi, he knew it was her. The air had suddenly changed, like it had become filtered, cleansed. As far as she was in the same realm as he, Zander could detect her sweet and calming scent amongst millions of others. She was here, within the castle walls ofAxis Mundi.
But why? Why would Aurora be in Axis Mundi? What was she doing here?
These questions of which he had no answers to didn't help his deranged state of mind. All this time, Zander had hidden away in the tower deep in the Dark woods. Tormented by who he was, what he was, what he'd done - what he could do.
It had felt like a beast had been awakened in him, one that had been caged for so long and it was crazed for blood. It needed to be appeased.
