-Katherine- The night went on, and Silver continued to chat and drink, getting a bit drunk. I settled for that one cup of wine, even though I would have loved to forget about the whole night. Soon Silver found it hard to coordinate her own limbs, and I knew she was making a slight embarrassment out of herself. I didn’t try to stop her, but I poured more wine into her cup, making sure it was never empty. This way, everyone would see what a drunk their queen was. I saw the dirty looks Silver got as her ladies did their best to keep her under control. Soon, her noise and yelling drew Acan to us. He did not look very pleased as Silver hung on one of her ladies, talking loudly and laughing. "What is going on here?" he asked. "Are you drunk?" "Noooo," Silver said, waving a hand in the air. "We haven’t even danced yet," he scolded lowly. I could see how his face almost turned red as he looked at his drunk wife. I took a small sip of my own cup, acting as if I wasn’t at fault for her dru

-Katherine- Dear Katherine… We have just arrived on the dark side of Adorna. I can almost feel its call. It makes me feel like all the hard work I have done is for nothing. But I know who I am, and I am not one of them. I do see that I am not like the other witches, either. Like you, I feel stuck in the middle. The generals are fighting me. Some of the men don’t trust me, considering who I am and what I can do. I try my hardest to keep us strong and united. We must stand together as we finally attack in a little while. I go scouting a lot, seeing if the forest has any weaknesses. So far, I have not found anything. It worries me. I do not know how this battle will end. I hope it will be with us victorious, so I can come back to you. I miss you. I miss your warmth and your beautiful smile. I miss everything about you. It’s cold in the night without you by my side. I can’t wait to see you again. Darius. I let the letter fall on my desk before I sat down myself and began writing a let

-Darius- We decided to attack in the middle of the day. The night would have granted them too much of an advantage. The big army was gathered on a hill with me in the front, along with lots of fire witches and light witches. We needed all the light we could get. It was so quiet on the day we decided to attack. It was like all the animals knew what was going to come. I was unsure exactly how this would go. I feared the worst, but I believed this time it was better to expect the worst. The Dark Ones were not going down without a fight, and I felt them almost watching us. I felt them keeping a sharp eye on all of us to see what we might do. I looked at the big and dark forest, wondering how it was living there and what their world looked like. I was probably the only one interested in finding out, but I wouldn’t let that stop me. I wouldn’t let that stop me from doing what I had to do. Everyone was just waiting for my command. "Are we ready?" I asked the fire witch closest to me. "We a

-Katherine- After finally snapping out of my trance and waiting outside the infirmary, one of her ladies came out. She only glanced at me with a dark look, then stormed off. I believed she was going to find Acan, but I didn’t think it was good news she was bringing. Slowly, I inched closer towards the infirmary, hearing crying and screaming from inside. The screaming didn’t sound full of fear anymore. Just an agonizing scream from losing something. I didn’t think Silver would care that much. She didn’t care about her existing children. Why would she care about one that hadn’t been born yet? But it didn’t make the guilt go away. I didn’t know the bracelet might do this to her. I didn’t know that it might make her lose the child. Shit… What have I done? I moved so slowly that Acan and the young lady were able to come back before I had even entered the room. Acan stormed inside with the lady, and I remained outside instead. I fell against the wall, feeling like I could hardly breathe. I

-Katherine- Things had changed a lot since Silver’s miscarriage. I noticed the clear cracks between her and Acan. Something dark had settled between them. I couldn’t quite say what it was, and I felt bad for enjoying it a little. I was the reason why these cracks had appeared, and while I didn’t mind seeing the anger shimmering in their eyes as they looked at each other, I did feel bad for the unborn baby who had to pay the price. I had put the bracelet away, though. I had made sure no one had found it or that Silver was even looking for it. I had made it seem less valuable than it was, and she had thought there was no reason to look for it anymore. She had grown quite distant, though, not wanting to talk to many people and drinking more, which only made Acan draw further away from her. I had begun to spy a little on him, seeing if he might be meeting with any women behind Silver’s back, but so far I had found nothing. He and I, on the other hand, were spending lots of time together.