C26 A danger

Silence swallowed the chamber after the word fell.

Daughter.

Low and steady, it reverberated in my skull as though it were being repeated by the stone itself. The figure with the hollow face retreated, vanishing into smoke that clung to the walls as the light from the fissure gutted and faded to a faint glow. However, the voice persisted.

Nobody made a move. Not even Thorn