Feeling a forceful push from behind, Thalia fell to the ground.
She turned her head to her behind and saw Callista looking at them with a stone-cold expression.
Unlike what Thalia had expected, her mother hadn't chosen their safety.
It was all a fluke to get her and Elira out of the way.
"Don't worry, those earrings are going to nullify his ability,"
Once she heard her mother say that, she snapped from her daze and watched as Callista drew her bow once again and pointed it at Lucivar. At that moment, time slowed down substantially. Thalia watched as Callista pulled back the string in slow motion.
Her eyes gradually widened and her breath hitched.
Callista ignored Lucivar's warning and stubbornly aimed for the kill.
Just then, a voice rang inside her mind—the question that made her nervous about tonight.
"If it comes down to you or Callista's reputation and face, I wonder... which one she'll choose?"
Lucivar's words repeated inside her mind.
