In the dense hush of the coven's sanctuary, news spread like wildfire. All the witches were collected in the grand room again where the center fire burnt like never before. They felt like someone had stolen their souls for a second when the news was repeated.
"They what?" gasped one of the younger witches, her voice sharp with disbelief. But their eyes had lingering hope for the future.
"They knelt," the spy repeated with his voice low but trembling. "The humans had accepted their felony. Some of them even wept for the crimes they had committed against witches. I heard others confess. But they all apologized to Olivia and liliana and promised to apologize to all of us."
A stunned silence fell. Dozens of witches exchanged glances as if they wanted to make sure they did not hear wrong. For a moment, not even the flickering torches on the cave walls dared to crackle too loudly.
