"What do you mean he urgently called us to come?" Thalia asked, her voice carrying a slightly annoyed, "It was Aether who told us to wait here, and now, all of a sudden, he's calling us?"
Aether had contacted them the moment he noticed something strange happening to Maelona. That was why he had moved her to another room instead of staying in the broken one—he knew that if Aria saw the state of things, she would become even more worried.
Aria's expression tensed with unease, her fingers slightly trembling. "I'm not sure... but I have this strong feeling it has something to do with my mother." She couldn't explain why, but through her connection with Aether, even though he had sounded calm and collected over the link, she had sensed something beneath his voice—a flicker of fear and worry.
That alone was enough to send panic coursing through her veins.
The group was just about to reach her house when suddenly—
BOOOOMMMM!!
