Chapter 152 - Family Matters

After Kian had departed, Aryana sat in her high-backed chair, lost in one of her numerous books, while the gentle glimmer of candlelight danced across the hall room's stone walls. Cyrus sat quietly next to her, his eyes darting across the room, always on guard. The faint sound of approaching footfall disturbed the silence, Zogie approached them with a deliberate grave and bent his head gently, “My lady, ” Zogie began, his voice low and respectful, “There was a woman here to see you” Aryana flipped a page in her book and hardly looked up, “When?" she asked, “Last evening” Zogie answered. She leaned back in her chair and let out a little laugh, “How many visitors did I have just last night, all of them, unexpected” At last, she raised her head from her book, a small frown on her face, "Who was it?” “It was the queen Sylara, my lady” The name hit Aryana like a blast of icy frost. She widened her eyes and closed the book in her lap. Queen Sylara was the witch who had brought