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LeiyaThe three of us fell silent, watching the little girl fondle the little doll she was holding. She had no idea about the gravity of the information she just told us. It shed a whole new light on the disappearance. They willfully left. In search of me.“Your majesty,”I uttered hastily, breaking the lingering silence."I came here from Kaltain and I can assure you they are not there.”If they were still alive, they were probably on the wrong route or may have taken a longer route.“So what do we do?”For the first time since my arrival, the queen had a small spark in her voice. The little hope she had left was sparked up.“I have a strong feeling that they took a wrong route or a longer one,”The King nodded his head in agreement. Embarking on a journey without knowing the correct routes was an unsafe thing to do, but it seems they were fueled by determination.“Now that we know their destination, we should send guards tThe first town LeiyaKing Raslin sent two of his guards to come along with me, while he sent five to search each town on the west route to Kaltain. He was so close to coming himself, but he wasn't going to leave official duties for an unknown amount of time. After making the same promise I made to the queen to him, I embarked on my way, armed with more food and water for the journey. We traveled only during the day. By night time, the guards, along with my rider, had to stop for some rest. They took turns to sleep and watch until it was sunrise. They all looked exhausted from not sleeping enough, but they didn't stop moving. Their resilience was really commendable.Before nightfall on the third day, we arrived at the first town. It was a strange looking town. The buildings looked almost empty, there were little to no people moving around and everyone moved sluggishly without speaking to each other. The guards walked cautiously before me, until we got to a tavern wh
The forestLeiyaThe riders didn't slow their horse's down until we were safely away from the strange town. I struggled to get the gruesome image out of my head, but I had never seen anything like it before. I took up a book to distract myself. In moments, I had fallen into the hands of sleep. My eyes gradually opened when I heard whispering and chatting. After a few more blinks, I realized the carriage had stopped moving. Night had fallen. The three riders sat across from the carriage with a big fire lit in between them. They were holding sticks over the fire. On a closer look, they had fishes thrusted into each stick, cooking it over the fire.I climbed out of my carriage and made my way towards the. They instantly got up when they noticed my presence. Their heads lowered with their eyes plastered to the ground. “Settle down gentleman.” I announced with a light chuckle, lowering myself onto a small log near the fire. "Take your seats.”They quie
Kaltain HelionThe days had gone back to the way they were before. The empty feeling of the castle even when it was flooded with guards and maids. The heavy silence in the air even when the castle was noisy. There was something about Leiya that I didn't understand. I couldn't understand why. I hated that I couldn't control myself. I hated that I always wanted her around. I hated that I couldn't concentrate on anything when she wasn't around me. Knowing that she was out there without me scared me, and I was never afraid.There was only so much I could take. Everyday since she had left, I yearned after her. The fact that she was furious at me when she left gave me sleepless nights. I kept on hurting her even when I didn't mean to. I wanted to stay away from her, let her be so I don't hurt her anymore, but I couldn't. I was too selfish to let her be. My soul painfully begged for her. The taste of her lips was none like any other. The feeling of her fingers digging into my
The second townLeiyaAfter another exhausting two days in the forest, we made it into the second town. I was tired of eating fish or bread, and I couldn't wait to lay my tongue on something hot and spicy. Raslin's men walked on each side of my carriage as we walked into the rowdy town. Unlike the first strange place, there was a healthy number of people in the streets and in the buildings. Men, women and children went about their daily activities. As we made our way through the buildings, I wondered how I was going to begin or where I was going to start asking from. I was going to worry about that later. The first thing I needed to do was eat. I stuck my head out of my carriage, peeking the attention of the guard on my left. “Let's stop for some food.” I yelled at him. He nodded before yelling the same thing to the others. We moved for a few more minutes before coming to a stop, only to resume again. I assumed they were asking the people for directions.
The second town Leiya The name Willis sounded strange to me, but I was too uninterested to care. “Thank you for your kind offer,” I said calmly, picking up the fifth bowl of broth. "But I do not need your gesture.” I handed it back to the friendly server that still stood by our table. She reluctantly took it from me, looking at him for a moment before returning her gaze to me. “I apologize if I may have offended you with my kindness, my lady.” He tried a subtle tone with me, emphasizing on the word ‘kindness’, hoping I would feel guilty. It only irritated me even more. "Listen, Willis,” I called in a square tone. I had had enough of him. "My men and I, have traveled a very far distance, searching for my sister and her husband,” I leaned into the table, saying each word slowly. From the corner of my eye, I noticed the server was also listening very intently. “So if you
The second town Leiya I noticed the expression in Willis's eyes when he called out her name. It was one of disgust, even hate. “Yes,” I muttered. “That's my sister, and her husband Xerian.” I wasn't sure but it looked like I caught him rolling his eyes. “And you said they left that same night?” I kept my eyes on Willis while I asked the pretty server. “Yes,” she replied casually. "I helped take her husband to Willis's home.” The high tone she used to narrate the memory showed she was also surprised. “By sunrise, I went to check if they were okay, but they were gone.” I looked long and hard at the young man sitting across from me. He had his eyes on the table. Whatever was the reason behind Nayla and a sick Xerian leaving in the thick of night, I knew he had something to do with it. “Willis,” I called. He immediately looked up at me. He wasn't expecting his name to be
The second townLeiya “You're going to cooperate with my men and not make a sound, okay?”I whispered to him. He nodded hurriedly. I placed the payment for the meal on the table as I stood up. The two men sitting beside Willis grabbed him by the arms. He let out a quiet whimper, staying quiet as I instructed. The moment I walked out the door, I felt the cold breeze hit my nostrils. I immediately remembered being forced into the cold after watching my parents murdered. I couldn't do anything to Degar them. Willis was just like Degar. They were evil monsters and I wasn't going to let him go free. I turned to Cizer, one of Raslin's men, who stood beside me. “Get us two rooms for the night at an inn and meet us back here.”He nodded before vanishing in search of an inn. I definitely was going to spend another night in the forest. When he was gone, I turned to Willis who was still in the right hold of my two strong guards.“Willis,” I called casually. “Where do
The third townLeiyaWatching Willis lose his manhood was a gruesome sight but it was satisfying to watch. Kamael held a thick cloth over the bleeding while Yahn untied his hands and legs. The moment he was free, he clutched the cloth to what used to be his penis, grunting in excruciating pain with tears rolling down his face. My guards and I left him to his predicament, meeting up with Cizer who had gotten us rooms at an inn as I instructed. It wasn't much of a good night but it was better than sleeping in my carriage. By sunrise, the guards were already waiting by my carriage and the horses. “We should take some bread and meat for the road.” They all nodded in agreement. We made our way out of the town, stopping at the tavern from the night before for some food. There was no sign of Willis which gave me some satisfaction. Cizer was the one to get the items. Thankfully, he didn't take long. After handing the items to me, he went ahead to mount his horse. In a