Part II: I Just Want To Help
When Ethan arrived at the tavern used by the information guild, he felt relieved.
Due to the rush, he hadn’t taken anything with him, he was tired and hungry.
Before entering, he covered his face with a hood, then went directly to the second floor and went to the
bar to order a glass of milk.
The bartender told him to wait, after a few minutes Barto appeared.
He seemed surprised to see him. “I’m surprised to see you here. I thought I wouldn’t see you again, especially after what happened at the royal palace.”
“You already know?”
“This is the information guild, we know everything.”
“Can we talk in private?”
“Of course, follow me.”
Barto led him to his office, once they were alone, he asked.
“What do you want?”
“I need to get to Laios, I need teleportation scrolls to get there as soon as possible.”
“I’m sorry, but I can’t help you with that.”
“Why not?”
“You’re really asking me that, you attacked our kingdom, it’s only natural that I don’t want to help you.”
“I’m not here with bad intentions, I’m here to help.”
“How do I know what you’re saying is true?”
Ethan took the compass Princess Kiara had given him from his pocket and showed it to him.
“Where did you get that?”
“Princess Kiara gave it to me, she wants to help too.”
“How is Kiara?”
“She’s fine.”
“Okay, I’ll help you, but you’d better not do anything stupid. My sister is in the palace. If anything happens to her, I’ll look for you and I can assure you that there won’t be a place in the world where you can hide, I’ll find you and I’ll kill you.”
Ethan thought, the two are alike, they complement each other well, and he replied, “You’re the second
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person to tell me that.”
“I can assure you that I will keep my word.”
“I don’t doubt it.”
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Barto searched his desk, took out several scrolls from one of the drawers and picked up a bag that was hanging in a corner, when he finished putting them away, Ethan reached out.
“What do you want?”
“Aren’t they for me?”
“Yes and no. I’ll give them to you, but not now, I’ll go with you too. I need to make sure your intentions ar good.”
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Alessandro stayed hugging Abril until she calmed down a bit, then he called one of the maids to bring he something to eat. Abril wasn’t hungry, but she forced herself to eat. She needed to regain her strength sc she could go to look for her daughter.
“How do you feel?”
“My magic still hasn’t fully recovered, but I feel better.”
Alessandro took Abril’s hand and said, “I’d like Sirius to check on you, I’ll ask him to come.”
Abril had forgotten that she had left Sirius behind.
She asked him, “Sirius, is he okay?”
“Yes.”
“I’m glad. He risked his life so I could get here, even if I’m late in the end.”
“That’s not true. If it wasn’t for you, I don’t know what would have happened to me, or to this kingdom.”
“If I wasn’t so weak, if I hadn’t used up all my magic, I would have lost control too. We’ve lost our daughter that’s not something that would drive any parent crazy.”
“We’re going to get her back, we’ll have our daughter back.”
“Yes, I don’t care what I have to face, I will get her back.”
Cassian stormed into the room, approached Abril and asked, “Aby, are you alright?”
“Yes, I’m feeling better.”
The color had returned to Abril’s face, which made Cassian happy, because one of his brother’s burdens
had been lifted.
“It’s a relief that you’re awake, we were all very worried about you, I’ll go tell Maya.”
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Cassian left the same way he had entered.
“These days have not been good for any of us. It is good to have good news.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“Maya has fallen ill, although the doctor says it is only exhaustion.”
Abril knew that what Maya had was not just exhaustion. It was her life energy that was escaping. She felt
powerless to do anything to help her.
“I’m going to get Sirius. I’ll be right back.”
Alessandro was on his way to find Sirius when one of the servants came running towards him.
“Your Majesty.”
“What is it?”
“They have requested an audience with the Queen.”
“With Abril? Are you sure?”
“Yes.”
“Did he say who it was?”
“He announced himself as Ethan. He said he has something very important to tell the Queen.”
“Take me to him.”
That servant led Alessandro to the room where Ethan was. When he saw him the first thing he did was lunge at him and punch him in the face.
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