Chapter 419: The Saddest Road trip Yet

Baron The steady clacking of the train wheels on the tracks was a constant rhythm, one that should have been soothing in its regularity. But Baron couldn’t find any peace in it. He glanced out the window, watching the forested landscape blur past as they sped toward the witches’ territory. The towering trees, their branches dark and twisted, seemed to loom over them as if they were watching the train’s every movement. Baron turned his gaze back to Talia, who lay nestled in his arms on the plush seat across from him. She looked so fragile, so small in a way that didn’t suit her at all. Talia was a force of nature—always vibrant, always burning with a fierce light. But now she lay there, her face pale and her breaths shallow, like a delicate flame flickering in the wind. “I hope this witch knows what she’s doing,” Gabriel muttered from beside him, his voice low. Baron didn’t answer, just tightened his hold on Talia. There wasn’t much choice now. Ariel had to know something. She had t