Chapter 106. The Guardians of Riocht

LAMIA

It was now 4 days until Orion's deadline, four days until the full moon, the day he told us to be at Riocht if we wanted to see Petra alive again.

The little girl had been on my mind since the night Orion attacked MacTire. And every time I thought about her, my chest pulled tight. I felt guilty she had been put in this position. She was only ten years old and had already endured so much heart ache, she didn't deserve to be put through this.

My eyes pooled with tears as I thought of how unfair and cruel life had been to her. I prayed to the Moon Goddess every night to keep her safe from harm until I had her in my arms.

The dirt path we initially had followed was consistent and seemed to be taking us straight to the heart of the lost city. We definitely wouldn't have been able to get any vehicles through here. Even though the worn road was still visible, it was overgrown with centuries of forestry and shrubs, so thick in some places that