Chapter 32

• No! No!

I gasped for breath as the voice tightened its grip on me. It was as if the sound was choking me.

I was drawn to it, taking steps towards the source of the sound.

• Ah, no! No! Elisana. Elisana! That woman must not be!

'Elisana? Who is that?'

• Stop her, Elisana! No!

My steps halted in front of the imperial chapel. The chapel was dark as it was not in operation in the evening.

There stood the blue statue of the goddess in the darkness. It seemed as if she …