"Eliot, why did you join Bolingtone? I've told you to come to Abyss but you refused, why?"
Eliot's eyes gleamed, he couldn't deny that he wanted that too but his heart was in another place.
"I couldn't resist my heart, Your highness. But could you finally meet the girl you showed me her drawing?" He smirked, seemed he knew her.
"I did, she is Elizabeth James."
Eliot sneered wider, he was confident that the king would soon find her, at least it was what Lavera noted.
"I know."
"Lavera?"
"Yes," Eliot looked back, Ryan James was down the hill, "it seems he wants to talk to you."
Ryan sneaked up the hill, the sky was calm and the clouds were dispersing.
"What did disturb your night, Ryan James?"
The King's expression was blank, emotionless like the first instant he saw him.
"I didn't want to take your time but something urgent happened."
The King's golden eyes drifted on him, it was just like Elizabeth's eyes the moment Ryan saw her changing.
"First answer one question in exchange!"
Ryan raised an eyebrow, all faeries were the same this tradition was indescribable admits them. If you want something, you need to give something like what Lavera did, ah, that Moon reader.
"What is it?"
"What Lady Elizabeth likes to have?"
Piggie? She loved daggers but this man already had given her one, his own sword so this time he needed to try something else.
"A Rose hairpin! Lavera took it from her in exchange and it was a birthday gift from Luna. She loved it so much."
The King nodded, he wanted to surprise her when he could see her again with something she loved.
"What is that urgent matter?"
"How can I find prince Tristan Jodian?"
William tilted his head, was he out of his mind, or had his braveness had brought a mad man out of him, rotten his logic!
"Why? Aren't they enemies?"
This man was hiding something.
"In Alovena, we saw three magicians as ministers of King Rozen, they had no tattoo! Did you ever see human magicians with no tattoo? They are born with a tattoo that reveals who they are."
William wore thoughtful skin. Magicians with no tattoo! Only faeries' magicians had no tattoo!
"Were they humans? Weren't they dark elves?"
Questioned the king.
"Their ears were under their hats and all of them were slender and old, long-haird, with brown eyes, actually their appearances could not speak to us!"
William glanced at him blankly.
"Some magicians can change their shapes, and only faeries don't have tattoos, those who you saw were not humans. They were elves. But what is it to Tristan?"
Wasn't it friendly to call him Tristan?
"Queen Shala said before dying. She wanted us to find him but didn't say why!"
"I met him once and we had to spend a month together, in the Abyss of Hell!"
Ryan jolted, what the heck were they doing in the Abyss of Hell zone? No one could survive that hot land that lava was streaming on its cracks, the place that was famous as the gate of hell, no magic worked there.
"No! But he is not like his father who is madly in love with the mother of vampires. She works for Lucifer."
"Can you help us find him?"
"I can send a bird to him."
"Do it please, now I doubt that the dark magicians are working with them! They are close to reaching their goal and making Jodian their land and be accepted, isn't it foolish to ruin everything?"
William paused, Ryan wasn't saying hogwash. If Lillian wanted to offer him to Lucifer there were other ways. Perhaps those dark magicians were working with King Rozen to deal with Lillian and vampires. It was twisted, someone gamed them all but the messages from Muse Luna led them here.
"Do you think that King Rozen is playing with us?"
"He was weird, I can't trust him when his own brother distrusts him. Fihad was fighting in Jomen even though his brother would not like it."
"Then I have to go and see Tristan, right now! If it is this suspicious I can't rely on a bird. Can I trust you?"
"I won't tell anyone but even with his information we cannot find a clue."
"We should not cause a war with Alovena if they are really summoning and cultivating the devils. Lillian might like this idea if the global parliament rejects their desire."
Ryan was agreed.
The King took out a pink gem and whispered spells, a portal formed next to them, white flames circling it.
"Good Luck."
Ryan wished when he rushed inside the portal.
In the meantime, a centaur appeared beside him, "I can see the stars, one of them is glowing!"
Ryan quickly looked at him, the faeries figure was already so real, could not relate to his emotion while seeing one this close. Not like the drawings at all...
"Which one?"
All he could see was clouds, but this faerie's strange big eyes could see beyond what Ryan could.
"Sirius, I feel hope."
Ryan took a deep breath, he wished that what they discovered was right.
"What is your name, brother?"
The faerie didn't look at him, "Hegos, and I am not your brother."
Ryan chuckled as the man-half-horse drove down the hill where some of his fellows were standing.
"Pride folk!"
Returning to the room, Ryan found his wife sleeping while her head dropped on the table, her hair spread on her face, sniffing her scent he gently kissed her, slaying his desire. He didn't want to disturb her, she was sad and spend harsh and cruel days lately, picking her up from the chair, he place her on the bed and again walked out. King William might return fast.
He went to the roof and saw Dedar who was standing in the dark.
"Can we talk?"
The boy asked without peeping back.
"Yes, my busy brain doesn't let me sleep."
"I must find Prince Tristan."
"Saya told me, we will take care of that."
"In Finoa, my mother disappeared for an hour and once she came, she told me that prince Tristan had helped them but he didn't stay too much. Do you think that mother of vampires is behind this like what hearsay spread?"
"No, I doubt!"
The prince's face was full of shame, somehow he felt that his father was dangled to this.
"But, she might like this plan if the parliament refuses them."
"And this is why they are quiet and don't defend themselves." Dedar finished him.
It was the bitterness of this fact that bit Ryan's back.