Chapter 62: Achlys

"-So?

-They still alive." He sighed in relief and the other wore his mask and went back.

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"-where have you been? I was looking for you?

-looking for me? I mean...Yes! You should be looking for me." He said and Ellie looked at him frowning confused. He fixed is posture clearing his throat then asked:

"-why were you looking for me?

-I have a plan to get to the responsible behind girl's trafficking.

-you do? ...of course you do.

-Howin are you alright? You seem…off since yesterday.

-I am in my best when I am with you. Don't worry about me, I want to hear your genius plan." He said pushing her forward.

Ayana got with him inside her working room, she grabbed a pen and pointed at the big hanged map of the different demesnes of the kingdom.

"-I have been looking for the past cases…time…region….number of victims so number of guards." Howin was speechless and Ayana started to get panic and frustrated.

"-when did you plan for all of this?" he asked and she rubbed the back of her head before turning back to the board.

"-yesterday…I couldn't sleep so I take advantage of the time and peacefulness to put everything in order for the big image.

-you should have been resting, not brain storming.

-I know but we don't have too much time left, we need to hurry up.

-what are we going to do?

-there still one region they didn't reach yet fortunately.

-what? In that short period of time!

-they go in multiple group at the same time to meet at a specific area and take a hidden road then no one could trace them again.

-are you sure you planned all of THIS…in one night.

-maybe I took advantage of our patrolling in the last times." She winked playfully at him and turned around to look for a folded paper while he was blushing mess. He gulped water and splash some to hide his red face.

"-Howin

-yes lo…look what you have got! ...show me. I'm all ears." He smiled nervously and she just chuckled shaking her head then spread the map on the table and pinned it on the corners.

"-so what's the name of the place…

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He motioned for the masked guy to follow him.

"-your highness.

-I need you for a special mission that I left the last one because I wasn't sure if Giedon could make it but I am sure you will.

-thanks for your trust in me. I won't disappoint you.

-as you should. Anyway…I will send my usual guards to bring the last portion of girls and with that everything is cleared.

-what's my role in that mission if its usual thing for them to do it?

-I need a special intervention from you, since none of the useless shits who are working with me are helpful. You will lead the way in and out with no problems. Clear?

-yes your highness, but what's the place?

- Achlys…

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-Achlys.

-why did they left the place with the least population and less security for now?

-Achlys's girls are not easy to deal with; comparing to the number of males and the lack of their presence most of the time, made the woman's there strong, independent and fearsome…add to that the fog.

-what's wrong with the fog? That region is unknown for most of people.

-it usually get foggy at night and if you don't memorize the roads and hid outs. You will probably going to die either from a cliff as you said or by bandits. But we don't have to worry about any of these.

-What? Like we are going to lose, we don't have anything in our benefit. We don't know the area!

-YOU don't know the area.

-Are you going to learn about it in two hours?

-let me think…so seven years are not enough to memorize the roads of your hometown." She said calmly and he pointed his finger at her with shock written all over his face.

"-you…you are from that place.

-yeah is something wrong with that?

-No…No. the circumstance is working for us. Thanks to you.

-let's hope for everything to work as I planned.

-so what's the plan?

-I will hide in one of the houses and when they will come and take the girls, I will go with them…I will fix for you the places to stay at. Once we come, you attack. We will find a way to their leader through them.

-that's great but…

-it's risky I know.

-I can't let you do this…

-it's our last chance to save someone. All this time we had nothing. NOTHING! And when we found someone he got killed and so us almost. But this time is different! Trust me, I know what to do this time, everything is fixed perfectly for the best trap. The only thing remained is your help." She pleaded him with her eyes and he looked away biting his lips than agreed.

She jumped from happiness and hugged him tightly that he felt that he was about to faint and his temperature raised suddenly.

He pushed her holding her shoulders and she was smiling like a happy kid, he tried to sound serious but he only sounded fooled up:

"-we will do your plan but first I need to…

-I prepared everything we can leave now, it's a little bit a long journey and I have to meet someone there." She dragged him out and they found everything settled ad she said. They got on their horses and started their journey.

It was pretty long road, in the south west of the kingdom. They reached about three in the afternoon.

"-Ellie!" a little young girl run to her and hugged the huntress tightly.

"-I missed you Ell.

-me too dear. Where is mom?

-she is inside.

-my shining light." They all looked to the direction of the voice and Ellie put down the little girl and run to the old woman and Howin stayed in his place looking around and his gaze was fixed on the little girl who was staring at him with pouty mouth and frowning.

Howin cleared his throat before waving with a big smile on at the little curious girl.

"-I like Ray better than you." She then walked away leaving the incubus dumbfounded and he rolled his eyes before he muttered.

"-she really doesn't know who she is messing with. I swear…

-HOWIN! Let's go!" Ellie waved at him with her usual bright smile and he sighed before jogging to her…