**The Elder witches POV ***
“The stone have you found it yet?” Nico’s eyes blazed as his face was painted red with blood.
“No sir, but the dagger is being delivered to Amelia tomorrow. There is word that her presence has left those lands.”
I looked up from the flames and turned to the informant, merely a teenager but age did not matter to me. Numbers did.
“Do we know where she has gone?” Nico leaned forward and refilled my glass of wine.
“No, my lady but she’s not alone, the beta has gone with her. Ryder stands guard of the girl while Amelia is absent,” he said, and I dismissed him leaving me and Nico alone.
“Amelia is gone so there’s an opening, we should attack and take her now before she returns,” he said, and I shook my head knowing that would not work.
“Amelia being gone doesn’
