Chapter Two Hundred Twenty Nine

Thorrin departed from his place on the top-most balcony and retreated into the empty room it belonged to. Looking about the somewhat dusty room, his mind ran through the records of the battle that was the reason for its emptiness. It was the room that once housed the royal family eighteen years ago. Looking back at it now, he hadn't been powerful enough to protect them then. He didn't expect that to happen again though.

He walked out of the room and surveyed the security detail about the castle before making one last destination. The large double doors that greeted him on the highest floor of the palace only brought sadness to him. Even as they protected the king, his life was slipping away from his fingertips. The hunters at the door stepped aside and let the mighty warrior inside.