106 Snap

It took me a moment to regain my composure. "Sorry," I said, instinctively stepping back. My temper had flared up almost instantly. I touched my chest; I could feel the restless souls – they were affecting my mood.

"It's fine," Asher said after a short while. "I was just a little surprised."

"It's not fine." I replied, taking a deep breath. "Asher, we need to get that primal core – as fast as possible."

He raised his eyebrows as the other two stared in confusion. Naturally, I hadn't told Victoria anything about primal cores and Lucius had only learned about them yesterday.

"Why?" Asher asked after a short moment of silence. I could see that he wasn't looking forward to it.