Forgotten Wife: Let the Traitors Kneel Down

126 Puppets of darkness ​ Ethan stood by the window, Dantriel knew him very well and knew that when he stayed silent for so long it was because he was up to something.

_ What are you thinking about Ethan? _In Sophia.

_I hope you're not thinking of doing anything crazy, she wouldn't want that.

_I've been looking for her for over 20 years, do you really think I'm just going to sit back and do nothing, waiting for her to disappear? _That's what she wants.

_ And what about what I want? _You can't impose your will on others, she gave her life for her daughter's, do you think she would be happy if you destroyed her daughter's life just to bring her back? Ethan didn't answer, he just stared at him in silence.

_Ethan, she came here to say goodbye to you, because she knew that you would not rest until you found her and that sooner or later you would find her daughter, her soul is clinging to her daughter not because she wants to live, but because she wants to protect her, so she removes from your mind any idea of ​​bringing Sophia back.

_I love her.

_If you truly love her, fulfill her last wish and take care of her daughter.

Ethan sighed, not wanting to continue talking about that topic.

_ What do you plan to do, Dantriel? When you have obtained the information you want, will you return to our kingdom? _It is my duty to report what is happening here, so I will return as soon as I can.

_ Do you really think you'll participate in this war? _I've told you before, Ethan, this is a war that concerns us all, the darkness will not stop in the human kingdom, it will continue to expand and in the end it will consume everything, including the kingdom of the elves, that is why we must participate in this war.

_You have offered yourself as an ally, but do you think the king will accept this alliance with the humans? _If we want to have a chance of winning this war, alliance with the humans is necessary.

_Humans are not to be trusted.

_I know, but we have no choice.

_ I want to go to the kingdom of Laios? _ That? _I want to see the damn bastard who dared to deceive Sophia, I want to kill him with my own hands.

_And you will, but this is not the time to act impulsively, Ethan I want you to come back with me and inform the queen of what happened.

_ Because? _Because from the beginning this was your mission, not mine.

_Okay, I'll come back with you, but I assure you that I will kill that damn dog.

_I will help you make it so.

*** Upon entering the store they looked for an empty table to sit down, a waitress approached them, for some strange reason it seemed to Maya that the woman was staring intensely at Cassian, as if she held some grudge against him.

_ What does the lady want? _Cassian said the sweets here are delicious, what do you recommend? _Apple pie is our specialty, would you like to try it? _Then an apple pie and something to drink please.

_I'll bring it right away.

Dina left without taking Cassian's order, Maya told her.

_I think the waitress doesn't like you.

_It seems so.

Dina came back shortly after with Maya's order and completely ignored Cassian.

He had to call her several times to take her order and in the end she didn't even bring her what she had ordered, Maya laughed and said.

_I think he really hates you.

_I don't remember doing anything to make him treat me that way.

_Maybe she was in love with you and when she saw that you brought me she wanted to take it out on you.

When Maya said that Cassian remembered that that girl was Laila's friend, when they had visited the cafe she had said that they were on a date, Dina must have thought that he was cheating on Laila with another woman and that was why she was being so aggressive with him.

"I should fix this misunderstanding" Cassian thought, since between him and Laila there was only a friendship, but for some reason he didn't want Maya to misunderstand him either, so in the end he decided to leave things as they were and talk to Laila later.

While they were eating Maya seemed very happy, Cassian had been staring at her for too long, she asked him.

_I know I'm pretty, but why are you looking at me so much today? _I'm sorry, did I make you feel uncomfortable? _It doesn't bother me, I'm just curious to know what you're thinking when you look at me so intently.

_I wasn't really thinking about anything in particular.

Maya locked her gaze with his and with a half smile said.

_You're so unromantic, you should have said it's because you don't want me to go.

Cassian reached out his hand and with a clean handkerchief wiped her cheek since it had several crumbs on it and answered.

_Maybe so.

*** Alessandro stayed the rest of the day with Abril, he didn't want to leave her alone at any time.

When night came Alessandro fell asleep first, Abril couldn't sleep, she freed herself from his embrace very slowly so as not to wake him up, she got out of bed carefully and went to the balcony, that day There was no moon, the garden was completely silent and dark.

As she looked closely at the garden, April saw the figure of a man in the garden, staring at her.

She felt a shiver run down her spine.

She got scared and decided to go back inside her room.

April could still feel as if she was being watched, she went back to bed and took refuge in Alessandro's arms wondering who that man could be.

That night it took her a long time to fall asleep, when she finally managed to enter the world of dreams, there she could see her mother, she was in front of a lake watching the water that seemed agitated.

_Mother.

Sophia turned around when she heard April calling her and said while pointing to the lake.

_The waters are rough, this is not good.

April came a little closer and asked him.

_Mother, what do you mean by that? _Your father has already started to move.

Sophia touched April's forehead, she felt as if she had been pulled, suddenly she found herself in her father's palace, in the throne room, the last place she had seen her father for the last time.

Vritra was sitting on his throne showing a bored expression on his face as he watched a brutal scene, there were endless corpses scattered on the floor, seeing all that blood April froze, she couldn't move, she closed her eyes tightly wishing to wake up, for that scene her mother was showing her to disappear, however, that didn't happen, when she opened her eyes again she saw the same brutal scene she had seen just a few minutes before.

_I don't want to be here, mother.

_I know, but you have to be here a little longer, look carefully.

April forced herself to look, among the corpses she saw dark shadows entering the corpses, all the wounds closed and the corpses stood up, the darkness had entered them, using them as puppets.

_ Why are you showing me this, mother? _You see all these men.

April gave them a quick look and although she didn't know any of them, but when she saw their clothes she realized who they were, they were the strategists and generals of the kingdom of Laios.