Chapter 126

~Richard

I was still feeling a little bit rattled by the video we had just watched at the secretary's office; it was really gnawing at my skin.

"You need to calm down, Richard! Getting angry wouldn't solve anything. He did that on purpose to get under your skin, and he just succeeded in doing so," James reasoned.

I tilted my head to the side without looking at him and took a ragged breath, "If he wants to go to war, James, we will give him exactly what he wants!" I growled lowly.

I heard a soft whimper and turned in its direction. Of course, it was Athena, and I wasn't surprised. I could feel her anxiety within me. In fact, all night she has been anxious, for good reason though. The white unicorn we had run over on our way home, now this reply from Frederick! I gritted my teeth to control my anger at the thought of him.

I walked to where Athena, who had crumbled to the floor, was. Her mother, who wasn't in a good shape either, was by her side, giving her a comforting hug. Jessica was