บท 272: THE DEAD DAUGHTER

She went white instantly.

It was like her heart stopped at that very moment.

It seemed that all she had been hoping for, all that she had prayed for was true.

"It is scarlet." She said in excitement. "She is alive!"

No one said a word. The entire hall went quiet.

She looked at one man to the other and looked at her husband.

Disappointment was heavy in her eyes.

"Do not look at me like I am crazy!" she snapped at them all. "I know what I am tellin you. It is scarlet."

Then she felt a hand on her shoulder.

"Our baby girl is gone." He informed her. "She died many years ago. It is high time we accept it."

"Do not touch me!" She snapped in anger. "Remember what Mira said about the red flame and the emerald. It is because of her that the kracken broke free."

He shook his head. "If this was true, then why did the monsters not break free when..::"

He paused and was quiet.