“Tell me more,” Althea urged. “The sorceress will die,” the witch said. “After many others have fallen before her. But this is very important: her blood cannot be spilled in death—if it is, great pain will rise from the earth itself. Pain unlike anything this world can endure. Her bloodless death is the only way to stop this.” A chill went down the queen’s spine. “When will she die?” “I can only touch the future right now, not see it clearly. But she will die young.”
