Morielle held her breath as she watched the arrow traverse the space between her and King Raithen. It seemed to happen in a slow motion. She wished the arrow was really going to hit him. But no.
“Rrakku!” Rhyphas and Xork shouted as they watched the arrow’s direction.
An unknown Orabean on the roof was hit in the leg.
“Get him!” Rhyphas barked his order as the veddelo who saw what happened.
Heavy steps ran toward the escaping Orabean in the back of the residence, while King Raithen was dumbstruck. Morielle could see how the saighs covered him. She even saw her father by his side, closing the heavy curtains.
She gritted her teeth. She didn’t even see the Naim King’s face well.
She urged Klykass to run, didn’t listen to Xork’s “Get back here, rrakku!”
She wanted to know who that Orab
