The silence after Visla's question hung heavy in the midst of the howling glacial winds tossing and turning around them. But not saying anything wouldn't change reality.
"She's dead," Zach said in a flat voice after a minute or two.
"What?" Visla asked, stumped.
Out of all the things she could have ever expected to come out of Zach's mouth, that was the last thing she would have thought he would say. But the look on his face made it clear he wasn't joking.
"Wha-what happened?" She asked, still in disbelief. She couldn't believe her ears just because it didn't look like Zach was joking.
"We ran into a Child. He killed Nora when she attacked him. End of story," Zach said quickly in a deadpan voice.
Visla frowned. That was not a lot of information. But it was clear Zach did not want to talk about it, given his tone and expression. She did not pry. But she and the other familiars looked at Alzara. She had some explaining to do.
