Chapter 42

A howl had sounded a few hours ago, the tone of it was full of warning, indicated the storms were coming through. Astraea left soon after the warning had sounded, refusing for Thaelia to walk her home or to wait for Arias to get back. She acted calmly and reassured Thaelia that he would be back soon and the storm wouldn't be coming through yet, but as time passed and there was no sign of him, her stomach sank. It started off slow but progressed quickly, the sky turning an angry blue before fading to black. The wind picked up, as did the falling snow, making it hard to hear or see out the window she was constantly looking out. Between tending the fire to make sure it didn't go out and pressing her face as close as possible to the window, despite having to repeatedly wipe the fog off, her feet was started to ache as much as her pounding heart did but she refused to sit, even if she had to continue to bare the pain and stand there for a few hours more. A light yet repeated sound came from