Chapter 472: The Vow Written in Blood
"That was supposed to be the plan," Eldric said quietly.
Sophia and Orion remained completely still.
Eldric's gaze drifted away from them, toward the far wall, as though the room had dissolved and something else stood there in its place.
"I was meant to take over as priest after him," he continued. "That was what everyone believed would happen."
His fingers tightened around the arm of the chair.
"But Dolion never stepped down."
A short, hollow breath left him.
"And I never became the main priest of the pack."
Silence lingered between them.
Eldric lifted his eyes.
"Things became worse after he saw the prophecy."
Eldric's voice lowered as he spoke.
"Much worse. Dolion stopped caring who stood on which side anymore. He stopped separating those who supported the goddess from those who doubted her."
Sophia felt a chill crawl slowly up her arms.
