Life Over Stone

"If Lucky dies and Grandmother falls ill again, then what? Tell me, Benedict, which matters more? Grandmother's health or this damn rock?" Rosalind's words hit him like a sledgehammer, leaving Benedict speechless, his face flushing then paling.

Ignoring him, Rosalind wheeled around decisively and barked at the assembled servants, "Smash it, now!"

Yet only dead silence answered her, not a single pe