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Ladon was seated with The Crown Prince of The Sea Islands while the rest of us rested from the fight. Ashes had sustained the most severe injuries, considering the effect of my powers on him, but he appeared to be recovering rapidly. With Laelia by his side and basking in the sunlight, he seemed to be improving with each passing moment.
“So, who will take him back to Catla?” Ladon inquired.
“We’ll inform her that we have her child, but that woman doesn’t deserve to have him returned,” Ashes growled.
“Are you serious?” Laelia interjected, still clad in her breastplate and starting to untie the knots to free herself.
“She abducted Ladon!”
“I’m fine,” Ladon reassured us, capturing the child’s attention and even eliciting laughter from him.
“She needs to face consequences for h
