"Aunt Lisa, she is waking up!" It was a cute small voice that Saya heard.
She blinked and opened her eyes, the salt over her eyes was burning, scratching the thin skin around her eyes; her head ached badly and the throb of her nerves was slaying the voices around her.
Two big gleaming eyes peered at her and a happy smile illustrated on his face, did he think that she was dead? Who was this little boy?
"Where am I?" She murmured and sat straight, fixing her head.
The last thing she could remember was that she was brushing her hair, preparing to get some sleep but the window ran wide and a mild breeze entered, intoxicated her and made her eyes heavy.
Her palm landed on her head, looking around, she saw some ladies who were sitting on the ground right in front of her. Her eyes traveled around again, scanning, it was a wooden house, if she was kidnapped, she could not even notice who had done this.
"Well, we don't know where we are, darling! Vampires kidnapped us from Greenwood." Lisa replied.
"I doubt if a vampire kidnapped me, it was magic that made me unconscious. I was in Bolingtone."
Lisa stood up and approached her, "can you stand up?"
Saya nodded and got to her feet. Her eyes drifted on the woman's belly, "you are pregnant!" She gazed at the woman blankly, she was like the drawing Luna illustrated of her family.
"Yes, I am Lisa James, and you?"
Saya winced, what was going on here? How did this happen? The butterflies fluttered in her pit and brought shivers to her frail spine.
"I... I am Saya Bajik!" She stammered.
The two other ladies jumped up to their seats while the little boy said, "you are uncle Ryan's wife? My new auntie?"
Saya was speechless and patted the little boy, giving him a bitter smile replied, "do you know who brought us here and why?"
Lisa who was about to cry bit her lower lip and pushed her feelings down, suppressing them was tough, anyway, she had no other choice but to be strong not to lose to this situation.
"We tried to get out of this house but here is protected by magic, we can't even break the walls!"
She pointed to the window. Saya followed her guide and got near the window, sunlight bothered her eyes, her head was still heavy and a deep thirst was stinging her throat.
"How long is that I am here?"
"Since last night, and no one had come here! Only food and water appeared and disappeared hours later."
Saya scowled, it could not be dark magic, those magicians would kill their enemies directly, rarely they used to kidnap and wish for something against.
While speaking about what they noticed, the door clicked back and a familiar man came inside.
"Sir. Oliver, what is going on here?"
The man bowed his head for Saya.
"We had to keep you safe."
"We? What do you mean about, we? Did you tell anyone that you had brought us here? Does lady Livia know about this?"
"It was the straight order from her, please calm down, prepare yourself for the changes in the country."
Lisa grabbed her mouth, what he meant was treacherous! Changes in the country?
"Did you rise to claim the throne of Velator?"
"Not for me, it is for prince Ryan and we had to keep you out of reach."
"What?" Lisa shouted? Why were they doing this stupidity? Ryan wasn't that type and the princess was using them to force him to accept her lustful craving. Now she could realize what Miguel meant about her unending desires.
"Yes, he is the true heir of the throne, not a beast that might hurt people!"
Saya clenched her fists, so the reason Livia had brought her from Bead was to abuse her, but this house was locked by magic and it screamed she had a powerful magician beside her, using magic could bring more stray magicians to her side, like flies over sweet. They wanted to avenge the king of Velator, who could be better than his daughter who claimed against him? None, other than her.
"Let us go, we are not a part of this plan!"
Lisa shouted because it was called betrayal.
"Sorry, you are here to stop Lord Miguel and his companions."
His eyes averted on the little boy. He was somehow pointing out Elenore's weakness and the power that Greenwood held.
Oliver didn't explain more and moved out of the room.
~
In Moon Lake, William went to see his father, they had almost dispatched the rest of the reptile beasts, so he left the rest to Holcane and Sigo.
Bringing the human boy to his father, he knocked on the door and Robert opened it.
William raised an eyebrow and walked inside.
"Already you knew something about ethics to welcome people, Robert!"
The King snapped, led the young boy inside with him.
"I am sorry, your highness! To be honest my brain doesn't work properly. Didn't you see the guards around? They hardly shut the coup down!"
William looked around, his father's house was quiet, where were the valets and servants?
"Tell me everything, we appeared here directly."
Robert started to say everything that got to happen since yesterday and continued until tonight.
"Where is my father?"
"In his office, trainer Hakem remained with master Solar, they are helping the guards to fight the coup."
"Alright, Frank, you stay here with Robert and have dinner with him."
William didn't wait and led his path to his father's office.
Slowly he said, "father, I am here! Can I disturb you?"
Like a flash of light, instead of answering his son, he opened the door and hugged his son.
"You came back, William."
He was concerned about him, not much news used to come from him and he was unfamiliar with writing letters.
William released his father and replied, "I did father, it has been days that I didn't see Rof, what is going on in the capital? Are they fine?"
"Son, come, I am telling you everything but bad things had gone on. Did you see Lord James butler? Charles!"
"I did when they came to bring Goran, why?"
"Vampire surged their house, he is dead and the ladies are kidnapped, Jason went after them with Natasha Bolingtone and two other knights."
"Princess Livia is behind this, I am sure of it."
"Can you find them?"
"I'll do my best. Take care of Frank Foley for me, okay?"
The man nodded. William didn't hesitate, his father was panicking and he could not handle it.. It was better to solve the issue on his own.