RYSO CLAWTHORNE The deep growl that emanated from her took me by surprise, I felt the vibration of that ferocious sound down to my marrow.

What the hell?! Speechlessly, I turned to Ryno who stared back at me, he was dumbfounded as well. A bit terrified too because that didn't sound normal at all.

"Mom, did you hear that?" Aslan too was shocked.

His mother merely gave an absent nod. I'd seen her flinch momentarily before putting herself together to keep taking care of her.

Her maids brought ...