... Steal My Soul Away, I Do...

Ava.

"Is she okay?" Darwin's voice wasn't much better of an echo but I'd recognize that one anywhere and anytime.

"Pretty much fine, your majesty. She self-healed, it seems to me. She's a healer." Who is she?

I opened my eyes for the second time, hoping my vision would be better than the last time. It was, so I sat up and looked around. There was no one else in this room with me. But I could still hear their voices, in echoes.

"Don't let any word about it get out. Arin, dispose Olivia's properties and shares for public use. Tighten the security system and recruit more soldiers in the next hundred days, let's see what we can gather."

Was there a battle?

My head was in a mess and I could barely remember a thing. Yes, I went to find Olivia and I asked Arin to come with me...but I couldn't remember further past the time we got out of the car.

"Your mom is bothered. Maya has been saying things about serious ruins coming your way. I think you should really go in for a session with her." A