Noah POV

"They went quiet? What do you mean?" I ask Kai as he stands in front of my desk.

"There hadn't been any notes or strange smelling rocks or dolls, sent to us for a day. It's all stopped." He says.

That makes no sense.

"Do you think it means something?" I ask, Kai as he shrugs.

"Maybe they realized meaningless threats weren't going to do anything to get Eliana back." He comments.

"So they might be getting an attack ready?" I reason.

That's the only thing that seems possible. They've sent something everyday without fail, despite our guard.

"Maybe. I'll get more guards on our boundary." Kai leans...