Enemies to the east, enemies to the west

Saray had told Ivar once that he needed to follow Giorgio’s steps to find the heart, but even though he’d gone to extreme lengths such as marrying the daughter to have access to the duke’s palace and people more easily, he’d never found a thing. Here someone else was confirming that the path had not been wrong. What did he miss?

‘Even if you were in front of it now, you would not be able to recognize it.’

The fairies took turns to tell the story that seemed to be fresh in their minds, as if it had not started a thousand years ago.

“They stole the heart through lies and deception, and when we realized it was too late. Our people’s strength is healing magic, but we are not warriors. We hoped the Fire spirits could stop them, it was their mission…” B