Bab 338: Heard About His Majesty's Mate?

"F-Fire?" Leeora mumbled, and now her heart squeezed as her thoughts went to a certain someone. "This fire, did this spread before the stabbing? After? Did that someone perhaps lose reason? Maybe she was instigated…or, or maybe it wasn't a fire caused by magic. Maybe the fire broke out due to an accident? Like, like a lamp breaking? Or maybe another person started the fire?"

"...that fire is of magic, demanding blood, intending to burn everything in its path…"

"Did you see the face of the cause of that fire?" Leeora asked with caution. 

With another cough of blood, Zelda broke away from that crystal ball, causing the glass to dim back until it looked like a pure black orb. The room was plunged back into darkness, and only the sounds of the witch gasping and coughing could be heard. Leeora immediately reached out into her pockets and handed the witch the small bottle of elixir she made. "Have this."