~Kennedy Pov~

My fists secretly clenched at the side as I waited for the confirmation. She looked at me and then nodded seriously.

My mind went blank as I looked at her in a daze, I felt so confused as everything settled in my brain. This means two things, the old couple really has the stone, and secondly, everything now depends on the number of stones they have but then I have no hope as having one stone in hand is already great but having two or more? That's defying the heavens!

I gulped, then closed my eyes tightly, “How many of those do you have, mother?” I asked with...