Kary couldn't believe what she had just heard from Violette's mouth. There was no way in her mind that Alex could have died.
"Where is he?" she asked again, her voice cracking up.
"I don't know…" Violette said between two sobs.
"Last time I saw him, he was at my feet. He was gravely injured, losing a lot of blood… I saw him close his eyes and couldn't hear him breathe anymore. Then the Raijū found me, and I lost consciousness before they reached me. I woke up here."
Kary looked at the ground and saw a trail of disturbed dust which went up the hill next to them. She understood something had thrown Violette away.
If they were lucky, it was Alex after one of his sudden power surges, like he had done more than once before. She refused to believe he was dead.
David's voice came from behind her, trying to sound as empathetic as he could and failing miserably.
