Serian sat there on the ground for a long time, the alley was quiet now, and the bodies were gone. They had just vanished into little golden specks of light, so it was like they were never even there. Her ankle was hurting a lot, a steady throbbing pain that made her feel a little sick.
Her mind was clear now, and the conversation with that being, Auraelia, replayed over and over.
'I will stay by Nox's side. To be his ally.' She remembered making that promise. It had felt so right in that moment, when she was about to die. She understood now, she really did.
Auraelia's words about Nox being alone, about his pain, it all clicked with what she had seen in him. That coldness he had wasn't just him being a jerk, it was something else, something deeper.
