and goings. The soldiers Nora spoke of, they returned with riches beyond a soldier's pay. When he spotted Nora handing them
over a bag of gold and letters, he reported back to me.”
It all sounded very convenient and suspicious that Nora was doing most of this in plain sight. As if she wanted to get
caught.
“I thought the same thing, Nic,” April interjected, of course she’d been listening in on my thoughts.
“We all agree, because she has got away with it for so long, she had no reason to hide as she believes none of us would
suspect her.”
“Do you think she had something to do with Ornella’s friends being able to get through the barrier?” Morgana asked. I
hadn’t put two and two together until then.
“At this rate—nothing would surprise me,” April interrupted.
All of them appeared to be both horrified and angry at everything that came to light. Nora, someone we all believed we
could trust was in fact, a spy, a traitor.
“Well then, what do we do? She has Ornella and the barrier is obviously cracked,” Vanessa said.They all stood in silence,
as if expecting me to know the answer. The only answer I could think of was to gather everyone and march on Dorian’s army
and destroy them, all while getting my wife back.
“She won’t have harmed Ornella though. We don’t believe she would. She’s using Ornella as leverage, but we aren’t sure
what she expects to gain,” Percy spoke again.
“Ready our men. We ride at dawn, and I will get my wife back.”
During my sudden sleep, I remembered that moment in the wild flowered field. How Ornella laughed while placing a silly
flower crown on my head. How in that moment I knew I would spend the rest of my life seeking that wonderful, joyful sound.
I’d treated her so poorly since bringing her here. I had a lot of making up to do, but if Nora and Ornella’s family thought I
would just step back and allow them to take her from me, they had another thing coming.
I t didn’t take long to rally the remaining soldiers within the castle boundaries or the surrounding areas. All abled Fae
answered the call of their king. Their queen had been stolen from them and now we were all out for the blood of those who
dared lay a hand on her.
Lord Foster and Lord Wallace to my surprise were the first ones to arrive at the gates with their soldiers. Pleasantly
surprised by their arrival, they bowed as I rode out on my horse, followed by my sisters all in their gear ready to fight for their
new sister.
“We will help you bring the queen home, sire, even if it kills us.”
“Surprising, considering all you were saying the other day, Foster.”