My face drained of all color as I stared at the protective jade pendant, now broken into fragments!
"Em...Mabel..." My pupils shrank in terror!
I spun toward the Lord of Medicine God Pavilion urgently. "Master, I have to get to Capital City right now."
The Pavilion Master's brows knitted together. "Head to Capital City? Are you trying to get yourself killed?"
I yanked the cord from my neck, jabbing at a tiny piece still dangling there, explaining frantically, "This jade pendant - I crafted it to guard Mabel's life."
"When something terrible threatens her, this pendant breaks!"
"The pendant's destroyed now, which means she's in danger. I can't sit here!"
With that, I spun around to bolt without a second thought.
But the Pavilion Master stepped into my path.
She shook her head. "There's no point in panicking before we know what's really happening."
"No point in panicking? How can you say that!" I shot back, fury rising in my voice.
