Despair and Deception

At that moment, Sylvia cast a spell, gathering the droplets in her hand into a stream of water that shot straight at Freya's face. Freya's face twisted into that eerie smile.

That smile was the same as Declan's!

Was Declan's strange behavior also Sylvia's doing?

What was her goal?

As Gideon pondered, Declan suddenly stood up, mumbling something under his breath, and staggered towards the door.

His