SERAPHINA’S POV

I wait for a response from her for a second before risking a look at her face. Her expression is stoic, lips pursed into a straight line, making me nervous.

“Say something,” I almost beg.

Finally, she blinks as if waking up from some trance and shakes her head.

“So... you think you're connected to the Astria Tribe?” she asks calculatingly, like admitting my claims out loud is even more alarming.

“Yes, exactly”' I exclaim, a little too loudly.

A surge of ...