Athena and the others reach the capital, where the whole city is mourning. They were dubious about the health of the king. An arrow near the shoulder had really weakened him. 2 months had passed yet he showed no signs of recovering. The healers did assure him that he would not die because of the arrow and only the pain caused his mind to be tired such that he couldn’t wake up. Athena wished Geo had been there with him, but she knew he had to go east. She had thought that, eventually, he would have gone either east or Idleton, where his friend Taki was. And she was thinking of returning to Perseus. “ My lady, you are here so soon” says Aghor. “ Yes Ser. I believe now you hold the power, seeing that the governor is not here” replied Athena. “ He has travelled east, as I have heard, my lady.
