Chapter 74 Impromptu Council Meeting

The sun had almost completely set and some palace torches had already been lighted up. Just a stone's throw away from the palace gates, Kerian finally conceded to his exhaustion by collapsing on the way. He had held out for long enough. Ever since the berserkers began their chase that morning, Kerian had not stopped his run; he had not even dared look back. Back in his human form, he stretched a handout and pulled his heavy, numb body forward. The rough terrain added more wounds to the many he had, but he had not given up just yet. His mission was only going to be complete after he had informed the palace of the event that transpired that morning. As he crawled forward, slowly covering inches towards the palace gates, he left a trail of blood, sweat, and tears. Mother... father... Krista. He muttered incoherently with quivering lips. His throat had dried out; he wasn't even making out a sound.