82. UTHER'S SAFE

~ KAEL

I had rode for hours and only stopped when I reached our house.

My conversation with my brother still replayed in my head. There was also the possibility of being played this entire time.

I sighed. Was it possible for Zira to be lying to me? She would have to be a good liar to pull that off. I doubted if she was.

I was sure that she had nothing to gain from lying to us because she and her family still kept us close and never pushed us away. They always included us in everything that they did. Which was why Arden was able to get her to like him. He also made sure that she never had other friends by scaring them away.

I smiled at the memory as I dismounted from my horse. I had always been there, watching from a distance as Arden and Zira built their friendship. If I walked into my house and found out that all that sacrifice was for nothing, then I had no idea what I was going to do.

I exhaled sharply and tied my horse to a pole before walking into the house. There a few guards ar