Bab 513: The Divine Eagle, Aureus

Seren felt like she had fallen into a horrifying nightmare she couldn't wake up from. After she was captured, that woman called Zaria had cast several spells on her, ones that made her unable to use any strength in her body, even urging her to fall asleep, but she was resisting those all using pure willpower. 

As she was being carried by these mysterious hooded people towards who knows where, she feared that no one would realize she's gone until it's too late, that no one would ever find out where she'd disappeared to…that she wouldn't be able to return home.

'Dray, I'm sorry…' She couldn't help but imagine how he'd react once he returned, only to discover that she was missing. 'I only wanted to see you sooner…I didn't know…I should have noticed the signs… What if, what if he thinks I ran away from the palace? That I abandoned him? I don't want to go away—'