Chapter 36. The Perfect Toad

Freya gazed at Gersey for a moment, her face betraying her lack of emotion.

"People in the other one?" she asked.

Gersey hesitated before responding, his voice filled with uncertainty.

"Yeah... I can't explain it, but this one isn't normal, emissary-like normal. He was looking at me like he was trying to dominate me, so I looked back... But when I met his gaze, I felt like his eyes were no longer his own... I felt 'their' gaze"

He shuddered and wrapped his arms around himself. Freya regarded him coldly before turning to look down the corridor.

"Your intuition has always been accurate. Who was he?" she inquired.

"I don't know. He never said his name." Gersey replied, his voice strained.

She bit her lip and pivoted to face Hope and Moonra, who were engaged in a heated argument.

"What now? Are you ready to fight or will you run again?" 

Hope, looking forlorn, replied,

"I've never fled from a battle, my prince. I'm just feeling a