“I will be returning now, Father,” Mitena said to her father the next morning as she prepared to take her leave and return to her husband's pack. She had spent the whole day with them and also spent the night to calm herself and prepare her mind for what lay ahead.
“I was thinking you would spend one or two more days with us,” the king said with the longing of a father. He was worried that his daughter might be harmed especially when the family of her husband realised that she knew their hideous secret.
“I am sorry, Father. I can't stay further than this. You should understand why it is important for me to return quickly. Time waits for no one,” Mitena said. She, too, wished she could spend more time with her parents, but she also knew that there was a time constraint, and she had to st
