Rath looked down at Kahga's body on the ground, his face heavy with sorrow. "I never expected Kahga to turn to the shadow. She must have been bewitched. Although it's too late to say this now..." He took a deep breath and motioned for his kin to bury Kahga and the other Shadow Druids. "Perhaps letting her die like this, under the gaze of the Father of Oaks, is a just trial in its own right."
With that, Rath turned his head and saw the others, who had just become visible as the Invisibility potion wore off. He frowned, perhaps without realizing it himself, and then forced a smile. "Thank you for your help. I still need to go and tell the druids outside that the ritual can end, and inform them of Kahga's wrongdoing today. I'll be quite busy and won't be able to host you. Will you be going to see Zevlor next? Could I trouble you to bring him the news?"
Even though Ethemon and the others had resolved the crisis, this kind of sneaking into the forbidden sanctum naturally bred lingering vigilance.
Chapter 27