Ave took a spare parchment from the drawer of the desk and hurriedly wrote down the incantation she would need and drew the pattern that was said should be drawn on the cold floor to cure a dying person. Done, she smiled and tucked it inside her dress pocket, patting it to make sure it wouldn't fall before she left the room to go and search for Lydia, even though she had no idea where the girl could be.
However, before Ave could step out into the open halls of the palace, she heard a loud commotion coming from there, with people hovering and rushing to see what was happening. Curious, she quickened her pace and arrived there, only to stop short when she saw Lucian holding one of the male guests by his neck, squeezing the life out of the young man's body while everyone moved back in fear of approaching to stop him as a dark invisible aura was emitting from him.
