She clutched two letters that had arrived almost simultaneously. The wax seal on one bore a variation of the Holy Emblem of the Crescent District, while the other was stamped with the deep black river crest of the Douglas Clan.
Murphy sensed something was wrong the moment she appeared. He gestured for Kaiden to continue practicing on his own and turned to meet her.
Kaiden obediently went back to fiddling with the heavy crossbow, though he cast a curious glance their way.
Eleanor also looked up, her bright, dark eyes fixed on the hurried figure of Aurora.
"Brother," Aurora said, getting straight to the point. Her voice was hushed but clearly urgent. "The passage in the Iron Ridge Mountain Range... Something terrible has happened."
The two of them walked to a relatively secluded watchtower gazebo by the practice range.
