Chapter70:

“They tried, but a rainstorm seemed to come out of nowhere, and most of the flames were licked out by that. We huddled in the barn, and my father did what he could to try to ease my mother’s agony, but she was screaming, crying, begging him to end her so that she wouldn’t have to endure it anymore. I remember my sister’s arm around me as we sat in the corner and wept, and I prayed to every goddess I could think of they’d help my mother.” Kit was aware that his mother was still alive, so she knew somehow she’d gotten through it, though she couldn’t imagine how. A log in the fireplace shifted, sending a spark of ash in her direction. It burned for a moment before falling to the floor, and Eli continued. “With little other choice, my father rode to the castle, praying your mother would allow the Royal Physician, which was Mikali at the time, to come to our home and treat his wife. He knew it was a longshot. For reasons I am certain you are unaware of, the queen hated my father, even back