Chapter 88 - The Beginning of Crossroads

With her eyes absorbed in the vastness of the royal grounds below, Queen Sylara paced the balcony of her rooms. Thoughts of her witches consumed her, causing her head to swirl with anxiety. She had dispatched them on mission after mission, but they continued to delay in coming back, sometimes missing for days at a time. She had sent Jasmine, the most dependable of them, since she was desperate because five of them were still missing. She was troubled by the idea of Jasmine not coming back. Sylara knew she wouldn't be able to forgive herself if something were to happen to her. She tried to keep her cool by clenching her hands, but the anxiousness was eating away at her. Her pride and strength had always been the witches, but now they were causing her constant anxiety. She was lost in contemplation as she stood there, but the comforting warmth of Babek's hug brought her back to the present. He gave her a back embrace, his presence soothing but insufficient to soothe the fury withi