Chapter 1127 Palmer

Crystal's POV:

It felt like my world had crumbled in an instant.I lost the strength in my legs, and if Rufus didn't catch me in time, I would have fallen on my knees.

"Calm down.This isn't the time to lose your wits.Pull yourself together."

I willed myself to stay upright, but I was still trembling all over.

My precious Beryl was just a toddler, nothing more than a snack to the vicious python.

How could anyone be so cruel as to try and feed her to that monster? I pushed Rufus aside and took a deep, steadying breath.

"What should we do now?"

"Don't worry," Rufus said in a low voice, his face set in quiet determination.

"I have an idea."

He signaled at his men to remain silent and retreat slowly.

The more people there were, the higher the chances of alerting the python to our presence.

In the end, only a handful of his trusted guards remained, stationed at intervals a few feet away from the tree.I held my breath and stood still.I was like a spring wound tightly, ready to bolt forward at any given second.I was familiar with the python.

was

in the inner

it had been drawn

history of Palmer's existence, no one had ever survived its

so there was a high chance

could rouse it from its slumber, and my daughter

was right in sending his men

gesturing at the remaining ones now,

figured I should make a move as well, so I braced myself and

however, Rufus touched my arm, stopping me.He leaned close and whispered in my

sound will alarm it, so we need to act fast.We both know

know this, of course, but I didn't feel

choosing to put my

"Be careful."

and squeezed my

Beryl

and before I knew it, tears had sprung in my

careful.Promise me you'll

meaningful look before gathering

fingers turned to claws.He scaled the

move a

have easily believed that it was indeed asleep, but we couldn't afford

head was hovering just a few inches above my daughter's

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