“Much better, thank you.” Zoreth replied, hoping that Bytra’s chore magic spell completely erased the smell of alcohol from her breath. “Your big brother is a great healer. Lith saved my life yesterday, but it will take a bit longer to get me back on my feet.
“You guys have nothing to worry about.”
“I can’t wait to play with you again, Auntie.” Leria said, falling for the blatant lie only because she wanted to believe it. “We’ve prepared a small gift for you. I hope that you like it.”
She stepped aside, letting the triplets bring forward a small cushion bearing a silvery pendant. Falco, Teryon, and Lenart hadn’t actually participated, but not because they didn’t care for the Shadow Dragon.
They simply couldn’t. Aran and Leria had asked the triplets to deliver the gift so that they could feel part of that moment.
“It’s beautiful, thank you.” Zoreth said without having any idea what the pendant was. “You shouldn’t have-”
The voice died in her throat when she recognized the Orichalcum locket. The engraving of Valtak’s human form was unmistakable.
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