Love Agreement With The King

William gaze then traveled to the baskets and helped them to place food over the table, the food was mainly bread and meat, with some dessert and fruits. Ethan didn't know what they liked to eat so he bought the food people normally eat, making sure to buy a big dose of meat to satisfy him and John and give them a burst of energy.

"Roselyn is resting now." John started to speak, as he began to eat some meat, "but I talked to her and she said she is willing to move with me in Kratez. But she needs to practice her powers before because who knows how many people would want to hurt her. Or seek their revenge on me by hurting her." A glimpse of resentment and sadness in his voice.

"I spread the rumor and told the news to few people. And when I went to a shop to buy food I already heard people talking about it," Ethan intervened. "So I can help you to reestablish order in Kratez if you let me or to help you train Roselyn."

The two brothers stared at each other for few seconds and then John nodded, "thank you. I appreciate." Ethan still felt a bit of resentment and disappointment, he couldn't forget from one day to another what his father did to him but he approached the big steps John did and a part of him was telling him to lower the walls and that it wasn't too late to form the family he never had but had always dreamed to have.

"But before…" Ethan's brother said, "I have to put one last piece together and solve one last question. My mother." His voice broke and he sighed remembering how his mother treated him the only time he saw him when he was a child. He just wanted to face her, to see if she would welcome him in the same way William did.

"You deserve to know," William said, caressing his son's shoulder.

"I do," Ethan replied, turning around and heading toward the room.

Ethan could still remember her scent, and he began to run in the middle of the wood to search for her, after crossing the whole wood he decided to enter the village. It wasn't the best thing to do, for a creature of the night to enter humans' lands. Because in case they found about him the existence of supernatural creatures it would cause a scandal and would surely begin a war between the two words.

But Ethan didn't care, he ran so fast that he was invisible and nobody was able to see him. He finally got a glimpse of his mother's scent and his eyes for a fraction of a second flashed. He followed that scent until after a few minutes the fragrance became so clear and intense that he deduced she was there. He stopped in front of a small house and hid behind a tree. His overdeveloped hearing and sight could vision her cleaning around the house and wearing a maid's suit.

She must be working so all he could do now was wait for her to finish her working hours and exit the mansion.

Ethan's heart began to beat so accelerated as images of his mother began to flash inside his mind, he shook his head as he remembered clearly the face her mother had when she called him a disgrace and she threatened to kill him. A grimace of disgust curved her lips, he began to feel the blood boiling through his veins and a groan escaped from his lips unconsciously.

Ethan clenched his fists, he couldn't let anger drive him crazy and his animal impulses get full control over his rationality. He had to keep his feet on the ground and wait patiently. But just a few minutes passed and it seemed like he was waiting for hours. He was probably the least patient person in the entire world.

Finally, his overdeveloped hearing perceived footsteps and his mother's voice saying goodbye. The steps became always louder as she reached the door and just like a vision Ethan saw his mother opening the door and exist the house.

She didn't change much, just a few more wrinkled formed around her eyes, and her eyelids became more droopy, while her body slimmed slightly. Finally seeing her again after all this time left him speechless, his heart which was first accelerating now sank heavily into his chest and when he tried to open his mouth he didn't know what to say.

If her mouth wasn't responding to his command maybe his legs would, he gathered all the courage he had in his body and began to walk toward his mother. His steps were so heavy that the noise of the leaves scratching made his mother immediately turn around.

Her eyes widened and her jaw dropped, she couldn't believe what she saw. She opened her mouth trying to scream but before she could do that Ethan rushed to close her mouth and teleported her into the wood, the same wood they met the last time.

"Y-Y-You are still alive." His mother said in a shaky frightened voice. Her feared gaze disappointed him, even if it was predictable, he couldn't be expected to jump of joy.

"I am, you don't seem very happy to see me, mother." He said, knitting his eyebrow and forcing every inch of his body to keep the calm.

Karen turned her head around as if she was trying to desperately seek a way out, for an escapement.

"If you try to run I will reach you in few seconds I am way faster than you," Ethan said rolling his eyes, why couldn't his mother just face the consequences of her gesture and finally talk to him?

She totally ignored him saying and tried to run in the opposite direction but at the second step, she made Ethan already reached her and stretched his arm to stop her.

"Leave me alone!" She screamed, before taking a long breath, "Someone help! Please!" Another desperate scream but nobody answered her call for help.

She lifted her hands into the air to surrender and took a long resigned breath, "alright.. Ask me whatever you want to know."