281 Going Silent

GAHRYE 

Gahrye stood in the hallway of the Big House with Kalle, swallowing, pleading with her silently to understand. He trembled with the gut-wrenching monster of fear that clawed at his insides and wouldn't ease.

He couldn't lose Elia to this.

But how could he do anything to stop it?

She stared up at him, as horror dawned on her face. "When Anima don't come back from their beasts… it's called… going Silent?" Kalle whispered.

Gahrye nodded, his heart pounding. "You've heard of it?"

"I'd forgotten. We learned about that… like an Anima form of suicide."