Chapter 52

Tyrus looks at Esther and Adeline sitting there holding hands. He was angry at Esther for putting Lilia’s life online, but now that he is hearing their side of the story, it’s impossible to stay mad.

“How did you know that you needed just a few drops to rejuvenate?” He asks Adeline.

“I heard the witch when he was performing the ritual. He said something like: would not wake up unless a few drops of the binder’s blood touch her lips.”

“And where does this witch Mia come into the picture?” he asks Esther.

“She is the daughter of a very learned witch who was my friend. I had gone to her to ask for help, but she had said that she would not be able to do anything without the binder’s blood. When she died, her daughter started helping me instead. I never doubted her because I had known her mother so well and she was such a noble lady. For the past few decades Mia has been advising me on matters related to magic and her advice has always led me to the right thing. So, when she said she neede