“You promised, Your Majesty! How could you not keep your words?! Let go of me?!”
Slithen tried to resist but the Knight’s were too strong for her. They were already dragging her outside the palace. She looked back and the king was still looking at her.*Stop,” the king commanded. The Knight’s stopped but they did not let go of Slithen. They made her face the king.
“You two were very close the last time I visited your kingdom seven years ago. I guess nothing is permanent.”
Slithen’s forehead wrinkled. “What are you talking about?”
“Liriel, he’s been missing. Are you not going to find him?” the king said and turned away. He did not wait to see Slithen’s reaction.
Slithen’s arms dropped and stared at the king’s back as he walked away.
“Liriel’s missing?” she asked to herself. “But how c
