"Why are you here?" Jasper asked the royal guardian who was standing proud and tall before him.
"I had something I wanted to ask Miss Amaruq," he said, his voice cool and unnerved.
"She's sleeping," Jasper slightly leaned forward and whispered. "Come back another day please."
"It is important."
"So is her sleep," Jasper said in a matter-of-fact tone that the Cerberus did not seem to appreciate.
Lyrian looked down at him with his signature look of frustration before he turned and left without another word. Once he was out of sight, Jasper quickly ran back in and checked the time to see that only three minutes had passed.
"It should be kicking in now," he said to himself before his eyes landed on his unconscious friend.
As if on cue, Khione's darkened vision finally started to d
