The maid looked awkward to respond. There were hesitation on her face as she wrung her hands together, looking more and more nervous as time passes. Josie cleared her throat, “I won’t tell anyone that you say anything today and I will be sure to give you reward.”Hearing the word ‘reward’ the maid’s eyes sparkled. She looked happy and even eager. She managed to cool down her expression and finally spoke. “From what everyone know, milady. They were never once in a good relationship,” the maid answer with a tone that was low, still frightened someone would hear them.Josie expected the answer as Shawn had told to her about it before. He told her that he wasn’t one to be open with his emotions. Thus he was never good at expressing his own love for his older brother. She understood that but she also felt this wasn’t enough for an answer. “Well have they ever been in a fight?”“Of course, many time even,” answered the maid quickly without thinking, as if the fight had occurred for too m

When Rose opened her eyes, she could only stare at the ceiling before a sharp pain ache on the back of her head. She slowly pushed herself from the bed, wanting to sit up as her body felt stiff for lying on the bed for too long when she felt the weight on her hand. Lifting her blurred vision, she found Dominic who was holding to her hand while his head was rested on the bedside. He felt the small movement from the bed and slowly opened his eyes. Seeing her lovely face, it took him a while to make sure this was not in his dream before he pulled her into his embrace. His words were hoarse when he spoke, "I thought I would have gone mad.""I'm sorry," she whispered, placing her hands on his back. "You don't have to apologize. I didn't know that you felt ill but I thought I have told you the importance of telling me whether you are sick or not," Dominic looked into her green eyes, his concern was brimming. He could still remember his panic on the rainy day to find Rose walking to him ba

Rose was glad to see the King to be a man with an understanding and politeness. He seemed to be open handed on receiving their arrival and even seemed interested in Dominic, his cousin who he had just first met. She breathe in relieve as her first worry had been solved. They continue to the sitting room where maid quickly rushed in after them to offer them the pretty blue teacups and refreshment. Although the food looked utterly delicious, Rose wasn't in particular mood to eating, feeling nervousness creeping up from her finger when Aleks look at her. "A human," he hummed, seeing Rose. "Have anyone told you the probability of human species in Agios?"Rose shook her head, wondering to herself if humans were more compared to werewolves, or was it the opposite. "It is 2 out of ten," he answered, looking back at Dominic, "It's unusual for werewolves to decide on spending the rest of their life with a human. Not that because they share different beliefs but also the fact how mates bond

The informations which was given by Starvos wasn’t a lot but it meant more than knowing nothing about the sorcerers. She pondered a little why the sorceress still lend her help toward the humans if they were clearly using her. It seemed odd how she only use her power when needed as though she was pushed to the corner. She then looked back at Starvos, “What was the food she couldn’t eat?”“Something along the line of herbs that are always used in Agios. While it’s not famous in Essex, it appeared that she once visited Agios to eat the dinner, deciding to whether agree with the peace talk or not, I didn’t know how the King managed to invite her but she did came,” continued Starvos before he sighed, giving a bad sign, “But all of a sudden after a bite to the food that was given, she began to coughed up blood,, showing signs of being poisoned. She said something about the herbs being dangerous to her and accused the King for wanting to kill her under pretense of forming a peace treaty.”

Away inside the forest, darkness filled all edge of the land as the sky had turned dark. Most people had fallen asleep, even those people who were busy and slept late had retired to their houses that night. The guards in the castle gave a yawn as they were too tired to stay in front of the castle’s gate. Shawn stood in front of his mother who was lying ill. He only stared at her, frighteningly studying her chest that moved up and down. When the door to the room opened, the servant was startled by his appearance as the darkness didn’t allow for her to see who was present in the room. Shawn didn’t comment, watching how the maid slowly came beside Lady Ashley, giving her food. Lady Ashley quickly savored what was given to her, as though she had been starved and desperately needed the food to enter her stomach. Even though he was there, his mother couldn’t see him anymore. Even though he knew the maid had worked under Dominic for a long time and was giving poison to his mother, he didn’t