A deafening scream escapes my mouth as I realize, what has just happened. I drop to my knees in despair, uncontrolable sobs shaking my body. My companion, my bonded … gone. Who did this to him? And more importantly why? Who was capable of killing an innocent animal to hurt me?
»Princess?« a soft voice calls me. It's one of the healers, looking at me over the fence and she is smiling. »You can come in now. He's awake,« she says and I gasp in disbelief. I quickly get up, stumbling over to her. Silver is already slowly getting up, his gleaming eyes meeting my teared up. I smile widely, running over to him and carefully wrapping my arms around his neck. He is warm and best of all, I can feel his heartbeat.
Now, now. You look terrible, Princess, he tells me and I chuckle, caressing and pattin
