[Cejae Valeria—541st Head of Seeing Thorn Branch 01113]
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Vines from the surroundings shot forward, and Cejae didn't even resist—not that she could. She had been ready and prepping for the absolute worst, but even she hadn't expected things to suddenly flip on their heads like this.
Even though she tried to remain calm, it was an impossible task when she could feel that her life could be ripped out of her at any moment.
Soryntha's eyes opened wide, and she was in too much shock and fear to even move.
"Matriar—!"
"Don't move," Cejae said coldly, her ire toward her daughter practically being tempered into her being akin to hot steel at this point. She knew this was a trap of some sort from the beginning—she just had no idea what could have possibly triggered it, or even what the purpose of it was.
