I stood at the window of Alistair's study, watching darkness settle over the city while the weight of his warning hung in the air between us. The Thornton family—one of the Three Great Families of Eldoria. A power beyond what I'd faced before.
"Perhaps we should contact Anthony Harding again," Alistair suggested, breaking the silence. "He might know more details about this theft."
I nodded, though my mind was already churning through potential responses to Miles Thornton's arrogance. No family, no matter how powerful, could take what was mine without consequences.
Later that evening, Alistair met with Anthony Harding privately. I hadn't been invited, but I wasn't bothered—sometimes information flowed more freely without my presence.
"You can't tell him," Alistair warned Anthony, unaware I was passing by the partially open door. "If Liam Knight learns that the Thornton Family has already used the Curing Pill, he'll confront them directly."
