“The final prophecy she wrote was the one about me,” she breathed out as her eyes fell closed. Her chest shook with her next deep inhale. “She was never able to see the future after mine, so she never wrote another prophecy."
Well that was rather fucking grim. It wasn’t a total shock to hear, not after already hearing that the fate of the world was tied to Kieran preventing the stars from falling.
“The prophecy says,
Glass will rain down on the chosen.
Deep within the archives is the key.
Falling from Grace is only the beginning.
She must do what no other in her line has done before.
The stars will seek a home within her, but will she be strong enough to be their vessel?
While the ending is unknown, two things are certain.
If she fails, the world will be no more.
If she succeeds, her death will be written in the stars.
A fate she never saw coming, but one only she can fulfill.
She is both our hope and our demise.
Only she can decide.”
Silence spread through the room as her gaze turned to me and then to Noah, who was sipping his cup of tea. “I have to be strong enough to be their vessel,” she said, the words ground out between clenched teeth. “I have to be.”
“Well, you’re no good to yourself or your goal in your current state,” Noah observed before setting his cup down. “Why don’t you head over to the medical center and have the healers see to your wounds? I need to work with Bastian now, anyways.”
A huff fell from her lips as she pushed off of her knees to stand, and I followed her up, examining all the burns I could see. My lips thinned, seeing a few disappearing under her clothes. I had no idea how many lay beneath, and the prospect of her sustaining so many injuries was enough to drive me mad with worry.
“They have their hands full there, and my injuries aren’t life threatening,” she argued, shaking her head. “I’ll just wait here as you all train.”
Stubborn, stubborn, Darling.
I took a few steps toward her before gently gripping her chin and drawing it up until our eyes met. “Now, Darling, imagine it was one of us in your position. You’d be relentless until we went.”
She rolled her eyes, but a small smirk toyed at the edges of her lips, so I pressed on. “Don’t make me take the time to throw you over my shoulder and take you there myself. As enticing as that sounds, I need to get some answers of my own today, but I can’t concentrate if I know you’re sitting here in pain.”
While we knew I had the ability to heal, I wouldn’t risk it with Kieran until I knew I had a true grasp on it. After all, this wasn’t exactly a life-or-death situation.
“You’re making it impossible to say no,” she grumbled.
I couldn’t help but smirk at her cute little pout. “That’s my goal, Darling.”
I pressed a kiss to her forehead before gently grabbing her shoulders and turning her to leave. As she shoved her feet into her shoes, she looked over at Noah. “Same time tomorrow?”
“I’ll be here, Star Keeper.”
She offered a small wave before disappearing through the door. As soon as she was gone, I felt my shoulders fall forward. With every fiber of my being, I had tried to exude confidence when she was by my side, knowing she was already struggling. The truth of the matter was much different, though.
“She can do it,” I told Noah, despite him not saying a word.
I wasn’t sure if I was trying to reassure him or myself.
“I know.”
