Chapter 97

The Calm Before the Explosion

(Laura’s POV)

We reached the market, and the heavy tension that had been building up in my chest started to tighten even more. I could feel Augustus beside me, his presence solid and reassuring, but my heart wasn’t calm. I scanned the area, expecting to see chaos—guards unconscious, stalls in disarray, signs of a rogue attack ready to happen. But there was nothing.Thirty minutes had passed, and yet everything was quiet.The market guards stood at their posts, oblivious to the threat I had seen in my vision. Families wandered through the stalls, merchants called out their wares, and the warm evening air was filled with the scent of food. The annual market was still buzzing with life, and there were no signs of the impending danger I had felt so strongly.“Where are they?” I muttered to myself, glancing around, trying to figure out if I had missed something. This wasn’t right. My vision had been clear—rogues, explosives, destruction. So why was nothing happen