“Your father is dead.” What? She hadn’t heard him right. Vi’s ears rang. There was a buzzing, like bees had begun to occupy them. She couldn’t hear anything correctly anymore. She certainly didn’t hear those four words said so plainly… so heartlessly… that her own heart fractured instantly, trying to break apart, to fill the void between each word with emotion. “What?” It was barely a word. More of a blurt of sound that was half a laugh of disbelief and half the start of tears. “We received word with the messengers.” He sniffled loudly. “Emperor Aldrik Solaris has perished at sea.”
FFS KOVA NO.
