In Chapter 28: The Price of Water 💧🖤, the aftermath of the scandalous hours crashes into Hawksmere with brutal force. Eamon, Lenn, and young Will stagger back through the postern gate soaked in blood, mud, and something far older than any mortal threat. Their mission is complete—the poisoned water is sealed—but the cost is devastating, and the horror they awakened beneath the earth is only beginning to stir. ⚔️🌑

Meanwhile, Tom and Bess suffer under Sir Jocelyn’s refined cruelty 🥀🔥, trapped in a chilling interrogation where every word is a weapon and every silence a confession. Their failed decoy mission becomes a deadly puzzle Jocelyn intends to solve with heat, rope, and cold, calculated brilliance.

Back in Hawksmere’s Great Hall 🏰✨, Alianor rallies her starving people, turning terror into righteous fury as whispers of the “green light” in the cavern spread like wildfire. Was it a warning? A weapon? A sign from the land itself? Hawksmere’s fate now teeters on the edge of politics, superstition, and something ancient awakening beneath their feet. 👁️💀

This chapter is overflowing with gothic suspense, siege tension, supernatural dread, and heartbreaking loyalty. If you crave dark medieval intrigue, ruthless interrogations, unspeakable discoveries, and power struggles that shake the very ground, Chapter 28 will leave you breathless. 🌙🔥