180 : The Ashwalker Remnants

VERENA

He nods and shows me the round container he’s holding. I take it from him and open the lid carefully. My hands tremble slightly as I see a dark powder inside the container.

It's the remnants of the Ashwalkers.

“This is all I could get. The Ashwalkers fade into dust once they are killed,” Carlisle explains, and I hum.

I close the lid and look at him. “Thank you. How’s Ruth?” I ask, my voice filled with concern. Because of the king’s men keeping an eye on me, I haven’t gone to Carlisle’s pack to see her. But I am planning to.

His facial features morph into sadness. He shakes his head. “There’s no improvement.”

My chest clenches painfully. “Let's keep faith. Ruth is a fighter. She’ll overcome this,” I tell him, and he exhales heavily.

“Yeah.” From his tone, I feel he’s tired with all that’s happening. His pack faced a major blow and now they are coping with it. Unlike me, Carlisle had no one except Ruth who loved him. The others respect him in the pack, but they don’t know what he