Chapter 26

Lyra's POV

Everything was happening way too fast and I could barely keep up. Rune had been away for too long and I did not like it one bit.

What could have happened to Xavier?

He looked battered.

I had remained like that, seated and unable to move for a few minutes before I sensed a familiar tingle.

Rune's magic.

Rune's magic called out to me from a corner of the room. I could see his face through the portal he had created.

He didn't seem too happy, his expressions conveyed that to me. I gave him a reassuring smile and stepped in.

But even mine died down after I saw what was being displayed on the floor.

It was different seeing it in real-time than in my visions.

Conflicted with emotions I triggered something within me that I couldn't explain.

There was a power source inside and I was already tapped into it.

I moved closer to Xavier and carried him in my arms. I felt something for him there and then, something more than pity.

It seemed like mercy, like love.

That was the last thought