The people gasped. Of course, they thought the same!
"Look! Her corpse is fresh! Did she just die?"
"She's cursed for–!"
Chaos broke out as everyone started shouting over one another, their faces twisted in fear and suspicion. Some pointed accusing fingers at the broken gravestones, others at the trembling Madam Katherine, who had not been able to pull herself from the trauma that had hit her. Her eyes were wide as she stared at her daughter's charred remains.
"She brought this on us!"
"She angered the Goddess!"
Suddenly, Kael, who'd also been shocked, growled, silencing everyone. All eyes turned to him, furious, cold, and malicious. No one was scared of him now. If anything, they wanted to eat him and his mother whole.
