Chapter 81: Fortress Under Siege
Seraphina's POV
"They are saying the boy is cursed." I heard the word from outside as I was sitting in my room.
I turned slowly, my hands were still resting on Lyric's cradle. He was asleep, his little chest rising and falling, my wolf moved all at once, feathers lifting at the sound of the guard's whisper.
"What did you say?" My voice came out sharper than I planned, it was with exhaustion.
"Forgive me my queen, I only repeated what I heard in the hall. Some of the fortress folk said his power is not natural that the child burns brighter than any wolf should and…" The guard who was young and nervous said, his eyes glancing everywhere but mine bowed.
"And?" I pressed, stepping closer until he was nearly trembling.
"They fear he will bring ruin as much as he brings hope." He said
I dismissed him immediately.
