At the mention of his mother, the air in the room seemed to thin. Nwadike couldn't hold the question back any longer. "What do you plan on doing about Mother?"
Osita fell silent. A distant, hollow look settled into his eyes, as if he were gazing at something existing far beyond the stone walls of the castle. Nwadike followed his father's lead, turning his gaze toward the same empty space.
With his own current power, Nwadike was finally capable of sharing his father's unique sight. Through the veil of the physical world, they both looked upon the same shimmering essence, one stared at the soul of his mother, while the other stared at the soul of his wife.
"Your coronation has everything to do with my plans to save her," Osita said after a long, heavy silence.
