Chapter 15 : The Time is Now

Ferrah

Onyx led me through the narrow hallways and deeper into the palace. I had no idea what to expect from the elders he was bringing me to see. I knew that his priestess would be there. She was the one that had created this situation.

The hallways of the house were decorated with depictions of moonlit forests and mountains. I tried to focus on those images to avoid looking at Onyx.

His words as we entered the house were still ringing in my ears.

“Our future.”

The sensation in my chest was impossible to ignore with him so close to me. Why did he have to phrase it like that? He meant the future of our people, not the two of us. We don’t have a future…we never would.

I was surprised by how empty the palace was. I expected the elders to be heavily guarded, but other than the two standing at the entrance, there were no guards in sight. It seemed like every room we passed was empty. I didn’t see any lights beyond the hallway lights.

Onyx led me into a large room where six p