Forgotten Wife Let the traitors kneel Down (by Patricia Maradiaga) novel Chapter 120

Allies

#25 Points

Alessandro and Abril were heading to the dining room for dinner when Cassian and Maya arrived. Abril was glad to see them and said:

“It’s so good to see you back!”

Alessandro noticed Cassian seemed a bit strange and asked him.

“Is everything okay?”

“Not really, can we talk for a moment?”

“Of course, let’s go to my office.”

Alessandro looked at Abril and said.

“If we take too long, you can go ahead and start dinner.”

“I’ll wait for you, I’m not very hungry.”

Alessandro kissed her on the forehead and said.

“I’ll try to be back soon.”

When they reached the office, Alessandro asked,

“What happened?”

“On our way, two elves intercepted our carriage, one was Ethan, the other a knight from the elf kingdom.”

“What do they want?”

“They wanted to know about the darkness. I told them everything I knew, although I didn’t mention Abril at any point.”

“And what did they say?”

“They want to help us in the war.”

“What do you mean?”

“Ethan didn’t seem very convinced about helping us, but the other elf, Dantriel, seemed worried. He said he would help defeat King Venobich, that he would fight with us in this war.”

“I know we need all the help we can get, but I don’t want any elves near us, I don’t want them

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to discover Abil

Leskan, they’re here

“What**

“They followed me, they want to talk to you.”

“You brought them to the palace!

“If I had refused, they would have suspected we were hiding something.”

“And that’s why you brought them here!”

“They would have come even if I hadn’t brought them, and it would have been worse. Now that we know they’re here, we just have to make sure they don’t see Abril. Lessan, this war will be different from anything we know. The elves are the ones who have fought the darkness. If they’re on our side, we’ll have more chances to win. Remember, we don’t know exactly what King Venobich is plotting. You’ve fought the remnants he’s left scattered across our kingdom. We don’t know what he hides behind his palace walls, nor the horrors he’ll unleash during the war, so I ask you to be reasonable.”

Alessandro clenched his hands into fists, the fact that there were two elves in his palace filled him with anxiety and fear. He was worried about Abril’s safety, but Cassian was right, an alliance with the elves was very advantageous.

Cassian placed his hand on his brother’s arm and said.

“I understand how you feel, Lessan, but regardless of what we want, this kingdom and its people are our responsibility. We can’t turn our backs on them.”

Alessandro ran his hand through his hair, messing it up, and said,

“You’re right, but I don’t want those guys to see Abril, I don’t want them to take her from me.”

“They won’t, Lessan, I would never allow that to happen.”

Alessandro sighed heavily. Although he hated the idea of having those elves in his palace, he couldn’t just throw them out, especially since they still needed more information on how to fight the darkness.

“Where are they? I’d better go and talk to them. I want to know exactly what they want to do.”

“I took them to the small cabin at the far end of the palace, so there’s no chance they’ll run into Abril.”

“You’ve done well, let’s go there.”

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Alliss

They both headed to the cabin. When they arrived, Cassian knocked on the door, and shortly after, they went in. Alessandro stared at them for a moment, what caught his attention most was that they both had golden eyes, just like Abril.

“Hello, my name is Alessandro Veriatte, my brother told me you wanted to speak with me

“You are the one who faced the darkness.”

“That’s right.”

“Your brother told me you defeated them with fire, is that true?”

“Yes; they seemed to fear the fire and retreated from it.”

“That’s a good sign.”

“Those creatures born of darkness have attacked my people, how could that be good?”

“When the darkness fully awakens, the creatures born of darkness become even more ferocious and bloodthirsty. They are strong and difficult to defeat; a single creature can wipe out an entire village without any problem. If the ones you killed retreated with fire, it means they are still weak; their source of power has not yet awakened.”

Alessandro remained silent, Dantriel laughed and said.

“Believe me, you’re lucky to have come out victorious after facing the darkness.”

“How do you kill them after the darkness awakens?”

“When that happens, both magic and normal weapons will be useless. The only way to kill them is to use weapons blessed with the magic of light or by using the magic of light, magic that only the elven royalty can use.”

“Wait, weapons blessed with the magic of light?”

“Yes, they are equally effective in defeating the darkness. However, only the best soldiers can get close enough to a creature born of darkness and come out alive.”

“You mentioned the awakening of the darkness; what exactly do you mean by that?”

“The source of power of the darkness is a demon. Its awakening means it will come to this world and destroy everything known. That’s why I will help you defeat that man, that king who is trying to bring the darkness here.”

“And how do you plan to be of help?”

“In many ways. If you want to win this war, you’ll need me.”

“Your friend said not long ago that this wasn’t your war.”

“He was wrong, this war concerns us all.”

“Will you stay here?”

“Just a few days. I hope that while I’m here you will provide me with information about that king who is trying to awaken the darkness.”

“I will do so, and I will also ensure you lack nothing. However, I hope that while you are in my palace you do not wander at will.”

“We won’t; there’s no reason to do that.”

“I appreciate your understanding.”

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