Her ruby eyes shining with unshed tears of terror.
"We do not have much time," Yue'er whispered, her voice trembling. "The High Council knows what we discovered in the archives. They know what we saw and did. The Stargazing Tower will not permit us to live, Sister. The hounds are already gathering at the borders."
Lady Lin's beautiful face went completely pale. She clutched the newborn Ji'an tighter to her chest, her knuckles turning white.
"I know," Lady Lin choked out, a tear slipping down her cheek. "The sin of the Tower... it is too massive. We are doomed, Yue'er. We are already dead women walking."
Ji'an stumbled in the dark corridor, her boots scraping against the unseen floor.
'The sin of the Tower?' Ji'an's mind raced frantically, trying to process the lore-drop being casually handed to her by the universe.
