138 Henry woke up to somebody screaming nearby. He sat up quickly and immediately regretted it and his head was heavy and the pain in his side. "Fuck..." He groaned, grabbing his side. Everything hurt. His head, legs, chest... it was all painful. For a few seconds, he forgot where he was completely. Then the memories came rushing back all at once. He remembered the attack of the king, bringing down the monsters, and the fighting. Adrian and Macy! Henry looked around. He was lying beneath a torn blanket beside the wall of an abandoned shop. Several other people slept nearby on the cold floor looking dirty and exhausted. A little boy had been beside him earlier, but the boy was no where to be found now. Henry frowned. "Kid? Where are you?" No response. He stood up slowly, wincing from the pain. His royal clothes were filthy now and covered in blood. His, and that of some creatures he had injured. From what he could see of outside, the city looked horrible.

140. Adrian walked through the halls slowly with wet hair and a dark bathing robe hanging loosely around his body. He had cleaned the blood off himself finally, but somehow he still felt dirty. He took in a deep breath. It had been a while since he had time to himself to just breathe and take a soak in his own bathtub, then a nice, warm shower. He was never taking this simplicity of life for granted again. Adrian walked into the sitting room and saw Selene still sitting exactly where he had left her. She sat stiffly on the couch like somebody expecting an execution any second. Her silver hair fell over one shoulder and her eyes wandered around the room. She looked impressed despite herself. "You live here?" She finally asked, not looking up at Adrian. Adrian frowned. "No, I robbed the owner and decided to stay." Selene ignored the sarcasm. "This place is huge. I've never seen a mansion like this before." "Good for you." There was awkward silence again and Adrian si

142. "What agreement?" Adrian asked again. Selene looked tense for the first time since they entered the underground prison. "It's nothing. I already told you not to listen to him!" She snapped. "That doesn't sound like nothing to him." The chained creature laughed loudly again, sounding a lot like somebody losing their mind vocally. "Oh, she lies beautifully." It grinned. "That was always her greatest talent, you know?" Selene glared at it. "Shut up." "You can't do anything to me, Lilivia. I own you." Adrian frowned and pulled her closer. "Okay, now I'm definitely not letting this go." Selene stepped away from him. "Adrian, we need to leave this place. We've seen what we wanted to see." "No. You have been lying to me since we met and I want the truth from you." "There's no time for all this." The creature suddenly let out a laugh. "You should listen to her. The time is nigh." Adrian looked back at it. "And why exactly would I take advice fr

144. "Hello old friend." He smiled. Henry stared at him like his soul had temporarily left his body. The courtyard had gone completely silent now. Even the injured rebels on the ground were trying to sit up properly to look at the man standing there. Kael. That man was the lost knight, the so-called dead hero who was now clearly alive.Henry shook his head slowly. "No." He pointed at Kael's face. "No, absolutely not. You died." Kael sighed as he slid the silver mask onto his belt. "People say that a lot when they see me." "Because you were declared dead!" Henry shouted. "There was a funeral!" "A very dramatic one too." Kael nodded. "I heard the flowers were beautiful." Several rebellion members exchanged confused looks, most of them confused. "Who the fuck is this?" Henry turned around instantly. "WHO THE FUCK IS THIS?" He repeated in disbelief. "That is Kael!" The woman blinked. "Okay?" Henry almost collapsed from frustration. "The Kael! The legend

147. "Selene, answer me!” Selene wasn’t looking at Adrian, her eyes were on the stone instead. What the hell would she say to him? Selene didn't know, so she didn’t respond. She stared at the ball for a second before quickly closing her fingers around it. “Selene." Still nothing. She shoved the ball into her pocket and looked away. "We need to get the children out first, Adrian. Everything else is secondary." Her voice sounded strained. Adrian nodded and slowly got to his feet. His throat still hurt from where the warden had nearly crushed it. He looked at Selene, and shook his head. He had so many questions that were practically exploding inside his head. What kind of magic was that? Why had she lied about being able to do magic? What else had she lied about? How many other things was she hiding? He shook his head. No, he needed to concentrate on the kids. Most of them looked terrified. Adrian swallowed his questions. "Right, the children.” Selene looked