Chapter Five

Grace was my inspiration to take this step and I must admit ,anyone related to you ; Krystal ,is surely blessed .

I don't think we have to waste time anymore ,Rhian added in an aloft voice .

"Even though Krystal didn't trust Rhian ,she found herself in the pool of water which run through the underground path smoothly .

They sailed slowly and Grace and Rhian covered their backs ."

Immediately after covering their backs ,they sneaked out of the chamber safely disguised as handmaidens and no one recognised them at all .

Rhian encouraged Grace to come with her to Champa since she had nothing more to achieve in Mugal .

It was surprising how they had become good friends all of a sudden .

Rhian took the initiative first to approach her and apologize to her ,something no one thought of .

But then ,she apologized to Grace when she realized she was on the verge of losing Wales to Princess Theodora .

She thought it wise to ask Grace for advice ; among all the handmaidens of Rhian ,she was the most intelligent and sharp minded amongst them all .

Even after approaching her ,she still lost Wales but taking her along to Champa was a great idea .

She needed her advice and guidance .

"After joining the army of Champa led by Prince Rohan in disguise since they didn't want anyone to recognize them ,they also left the kingdom .

The journey to the outskirts of Ulka Kingdom was smooth sailing .

It took them a few hours and before the break of dawn ,they were already there ."

"We are finally here .." Krystal gave her friends a hug and kissed Wales .

While they moved through the shrubs and grasses following the map which was held by Lydia ,the morning dew fell smoothly on them.

Thank God they had extra cloaks to support the cold weather .

They walked for about half an hour through thick trees and shrubs with grasses containing wet drops of water from the morning dews .

They halted at once , when Krystal saw something like a reflection move swiftly across their path few meters away from them .

David and Obed , Krystal's trusted guards pulled out their swords and stood in front of them protectively not letting loose of their eyes on the path of the swift reflections .

Because of safety , they couldn't bring much guards along ,however , Wales had his army on guard in the kingdom so that they would inform him of anything that went on in the kingdom .

This move of his would surely reduce suspicions ,he thought keeping his eyes cautiously straight on the same path as he pushed Krystal to his back as well as the others with a wave of his hand indicating that if death rushed towards them ,he would rather save Krystal than care about his life .

They all walked calmly and saw what seemed like a reflection from afar but they had no idea of what it was .

Whatever it was ,it was protection first before any other thing .

The reflection seemed wavy and playful and this startled Alexa for a bit .

She kept her hand on her belly and whispered " baby ,be calm ,we are almost here and mummy would surely protect you ."

Even though her child was unborn ,she still had planned a whole lovely life for him or her .At this point ,she couldn't think about her safety but her unborn baby's .

The reflection was like mind games of several mirages as they moved closer .

"Waves ? , Krystal muttered and quickly moved Wales aside running in the direction of the wavy reflections ."

"Krys ,....Wales desperately called out and they all quickly run after her .

Krystal was so burnt on reaching out to the source of the reflection but then ,she saw nothing once she got there .

There was nothing and the weather wasn't getting any hotter to prevent her shivers .

Holding her knee with her head burnt down ,she breathed really hard and heat evolved around her head to neck area .

"Krys ,Wales pulled her into his tight and warm embrace from behind .

From a short distance towards them ,Leticia supported Alexa by the arm and they moved towards them .

She couldn't run quickly since she was pregnant and her belly was weighing her already .

She could only be swift with her steps at least .

"Why did you do that ? ,Queen Romina questioned scoldingly .

What if something had happened to you? ,Queen Marga said worriedly ."

Krystal thought she finally had the chance to meet Myel since Myel liked the actions of wave mirages in light but she was wrong .

Those things only existed in her memories probably because she was so desperate about meeting her sister again .

On second thoughts ,Krystal knew that everything wasn't just an illusion rather ,her sister was here or somewhere around this area just as her instincts told her but where was she ?

She worried about it and finally suppressed her sadness in Wales' chest .

He coaxed her while she sobbed in his arms .

"Calm down Krys ,we will find your sister and very soon ,you will become a family again like you guys used to ,Wales assured with a domineering smile which caused her to smile back as well ."

When she pulled herself from his embrace ,she saw a host of fireflies and then with an assuring wink from her ,they followed in line and this time ,Krystal felt she wasn't mistaking about her sister's presence .

"My sister is here , it's not just an illusion ,please believe me ,she pleaded " .

Wales could do nothing either than pull her into his arms since she seemed so depressed already .

"Follow your instincts ,Queen Romina gave Krystal an assuring smile ."

Ever since they were kids ,Krystal had always felt her sister's emotions .

Now that they were separated ,she could even feel it even when she was around her .

Whenever Myel was bruised ,Krystal felt the sensation of the pain and vice versa .

Krystal followed the fireflies and soon enough ,they appeared in thick long trees covered in shrubs and grasses .

After walking for a while ,they appeared in front of a cave .