It is safe to say Elias couldn't trust Kael, not after everything he had done. But then words soon came from the Forgotten Court.
Blake came with a note from Kim. Elias stared down at the note in his hands, trembling as he peeled open the envelope, wishing for everything to be okay... for his fears to be nothing but in his head. Everything seemed as expected; nothing out of the ordinary was happening, but then the last line:
"The king stands to take a new consort... Kora, she may be carrying his heir."
Elias felt his world spin. His mouth suddenly soured, and his fingers tightened on the note, squeezing it hard as if it were Rowan.
"Consort," Blake called from behind, noticing the sudden tenseness. But Elias did not say a word; he was too lost and broken to utter one. A silent tear fell from his eyes.
Slowly, he walked into the hut without a word. Blake blinked, then turned to Cyrus, who shrugged, clearly unaware of what was happening.
