Dorian starts as the messenger slips away, but he can’t stop him from disappearing into the crowd. With another muttered curse, he looks at the parchment in his hands, hesitating for just a moment before finally unfolding it to read its contents.
And it’s honestly exactly as he expected, just as he feared. And despite having an idea that this is where it was all heading, he still can’t help the way his heart drops into his stomach, the edges of the parchment wrinkling where he grips it too tight.
Crumpling up the message, holding it in one angry fist, he calls out to Imogen again as he hurries to find the others. He certainly will be going to meet these people alone, he isn’t going to risk Orym for anything. But they have little time to come up with a plan, and he isn’t about to go in unprepared either.
Not with Orym’s life on the line.
Once he’s able to meet with the rest of the group and let them know what’s happening, there isn’t a lot of time before he has to head to the gardens, looking around for any sign of Orym or who might have taken him.
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And it’s honestly exactly as he expected, just as he feared. And despite having an idea that this is where it was all heading, he still can’t help the way his heart drops into his stomach, the edges of the parchment wrinkling where he grips it too tight.
Crumpling up the message, holding it in one angry fist, he calls out to Imogen again as he hurries to find the others. He certainly will be going to meet these people alone, he isn’t going to risk Orym for anything. But they have little time to come up with a plan, and he isn’t about to go in unprepared either.
Not with Orym’s life on the line.
Once he’s able to meet with the rest of the group and let them know what’s happening, there isn’t a lot of time before he has to head to the gardens, looking around for any sign of Orym or who might have taken him.