They were ushered into the chamber and the door closed firmly behind them, leaving only silence inside as Rosalind was already seated and waiting anxiously for their return.
The moment they stepped in, she lifted her head immediately, her voice carrying urgency that she could not hide. "What did you find?" she asked at once as they all settled around her.
Verity exchanged a brief look with Thalia before speaking, choosing her words carefully as though even the air itself was fragile.
"We went to the old woman at the chapel," she began calmly, "and at first she was very reluctant to say anything at all. Her expression alone made it clear she was hiding something, or at least afraid of something, and from the way she reacted, we could tell she definitely knows more than she is willing to admit."
Rosalind listened closely, her heart tightening with every word.
