52: Kalista is gone

Salem's words echoed repeatedly in Kalista's ears.

We can't save Jade. He'll die.

There was a loud persistent ringing in her ears and her heart felt like it would explode. When Salem tried to touch her, she swatted the witch's hand away, shaking her head in horror.

"You don't mean that," she whispered.

"Kalista...,"

"You don't mean that," Kalista repeated, her voice getting louder. "Jade has a quest to complete. He needs to find a way to defeat his uncle and take back Hayden."

"I know all this Kalista...," Salem began to feel frustrated but Kalista didn't give her a chance to speak.

"You don't know anything!," she said, her voice shrill and filled with anger. "If you do, you will do all it takes to bring him back to life. You can't just give up. Jade would never give up on you if you were in his place, and if he had the slightest chance that he could save you."

At a loss of words, Salem just clasped her hands together and hung her head.

Her silence infuriated Kalista and she turned on