ALLISON.
I swallowed the lump in my throat. “What happened to the fragment after using it for the last time?”
River shrugged his shoulder. “It disintegrated.”
I gasped. “Like dusts? Just like that?”
“It served its purpose,” River said grimly.
I bit my lip and shook my head, still in disbelief.
“I can’t believe it just disappeared like that. I feel guilty—”
“But you shouldn’t be. I’m not telling you this to make you feel bad,” River said.
“I know! It’s just… the dragon’s heart, itself, is almost like a myth. You must have undergone so much trouble just to acquire a fragment of it. But you just used it on me…”
“It’s the only thing that could save you at that point,” River said in a weak voice.
“And do you think it’s worth it? To use such an important artifact for a dying girl?”
Ri
