The peace was with him

"A test?" Elliana stepped away from Nathaniel, and the latter looked at her with a nod.

The disbelief and disappointment in her eyes were clear, but it was better than her blaming herself for everything happening around her that was becoming painful to watch and feel.

"Your mom wanted to see if you would be able to protect yourself against normal attacks from a few witches and -"

"Did that woman ask these witches to call me an evil cunning spirit?" Elliana asked, cutting Nathaniel mid-sentence, finally looking around herself, her gaze meeting Azura, who shook her head with wide eyes.

Azura's form trembled with sadness.

Her heart broke when her daughter called her 'that woman' rather than calling her mom or mother. She couldn't take this misunderstanding either.

"My daughter, I would never ask someone to call you -"

Azura stopped speaking and flinched visibly when Elliana raised her hand in the air.