Wake up

"Liam… Liam…. Liam!!" shouted Wura as she sobbed, she could see nothing but darkness, she was all alone here, and she could not find Liam at all.

"Liam" she cried once again as her eyes shot wide open and she sat up straight on her bed as she heaved.

"My Queen!!" said Nora as she looked like she was about to cry.

"My Queen, you are finally awake" said Nora.

"Nora??" asked Wura in confusion, where was she?? She looked around, and she was back in her room, then did that mean that all she had seen was a dream? No, no that could not be true, it felt so real, so real, but how did she get here.

"Yes my Queen, how are you? Do you feel alright?" asked Nora as she sounded very worried.

"Nora, where am I?" asked Wura as she closed her eyes for a brief second, she had a headache, a very terrible one.

"My Queen, you are in your room" said Nora.

"No… no that cannot be…" said Wura as she suddenly started to feel terrible, so terrible, her head was pounding, as if was being played like a drum.

"My Queen, please lie down, you are not well" said Nora as she helped Wura lay down on her bed as she quickly took the cloth that she was using and she dipped it in a bowl of cold water and she squeezed the cloth and she used it on Wura's forehead.

"My Queen, you have a fever, so please rest" said Nora as she removed the wet cloth, and she used the back of her hand to check Wura's temperature on her forehead, she was still hot, very hot.

"What happened Nora?" asked Wura as her mind was hazy, she could not think, especially with this headache of hers, she just felt so horrible.

"My Queen you… I…" said Nora as she did not know if she should tell Wura the truth or not, no one had given her orders yet, she was just ordered to take care of Wura and make sure that he recovered well, she was not told whether or not she should tell Wura the truth.

In all honesty, she did not want to tell Wura anything right now, she had a horrible fever, and if she told her what happened, she was sure that it would only make things worse, and she would not recover well.

"My Queen, please eat first, you are very weak" said Nora as she put the cloth back on Wura's forehead and she turned to carry a bowl of hot porridge.

"My Queen, please sit up, so I can help you eat" said Nora as Wura did as she was told.

"My Queen, how are you feeling?" asked Nora.

"I have a horrible headache Nora" said Wura as she groaned, the pain was unbearable.

"That is expected my Queen… you have been asleep for three days" said Nora.

"Three days!!" asked Wura in shock as her face turned pale, how could she have been asleep for three days.

"Yes my Queen… everyone was worried that you would not wake up" said Nora as she was just relieved that Wura finally woke up, they had all feared the worst.

"Just what happened Nora? I cannot remember anything… my mind is… hazy" said Wura as she just wanted this headache to stop.

"My Queen…" said Nora.

"Please Nora, tell me everything, tell me the truth" said Wura as she knew that something was missing.

"My Queen I…" said Nora as she hesitated.

"Please Nora… you are the only one who can help me" said Wura.

"My Queen… please eat first… eat first and I will tell you everything you wish to know" said Nora as right now Wura's health was her main concern, she looked very pale and weak right now, she needed to regain some of her strength.

"You promise?" asked Wura.

"Yes My Queen, I promise to tell you everything, but please I beg you, eat first" said Nora as she pleaded with Wura and Wura sighed.

"Alright" said Wura as Nora started to feed Wura some porridge.

"I can feed myself Nora" said Wura.

"No My Queen, you are too weak, please allow me to help you" said Nora as she pleaded with Wura and Wura could not argue with her at all, and she let her do whatever she wanted to do.

"There, I am done, now tell me what happened Nora" said Wura as soon as she was done eating, she felt better now, and her headache had reduced, even though the occasional throbbing was still there.

"Ahh My Queen…" said Nora as she knew that she could not lie now, but she also knew that Wura deserved to know what actually happened.

"Alright my Queen, I will tell you what happened" said Nora as she nodded her head.

"What do you want to know my Queen?" asked Nora.

"Tell me everything that happened yesterday, from the moment I woke up" said Wura.

"My Queen, that would be three days ago" said Nora.

"Ahh, yes, tell me what happened then?" asked Wura as she still could not believe that she had slept for three days, just what had happened? She could not remember anything at all.

"My Queen, you woke up, and his Majesty had arranged to take you somewhere…" said Nora as she began.

"Ah… yes… I remember now… we had a picnic…" said Wura as her memories of that day were now coming back.

"Yes my Queen… but while you and his Majesty were away, the ground suddenly began to shake, the heavens became dark, and the wind began to blow as everyone was in turmoil" said Nora as Wura's mind started to piece things together.

"I was in the Castle when it happened, I just noticed that all the guards left their posts, and the Castle gates were wide open as the people came to seek refuge" said Nora.

"I remember now…" said Wura.

"A guard interrupted me and Liam… we rushed back to the Castle and then *Gasp*" said Wura as all her memories came flooding back.

"Liam!!!" said Wura as it suddenly hit Wura, Liam, where was he? Was he alright, she wanted to see him now.

"Nora, where is Liam, is he alright? Where is he?" asked Wura as she looked at Nora in worry, she wanted to see him now.

"My Queen I… I do not know…" said Nora as she bowed her head.

"What do you mean you do not know??" asked Wura.

"Where is he?" asked Wura as Nora did not reply to her.

"Nora, speak to me tell me what happened" said Wura as Nora said nothing.

"I am going to look for him myself then" said Wura as she got out of bed.

"Ahh no, please do not try to move my Queen, you are still too weak" said Nora as she felt Wura back to her bed as she almost fell down, she could not feel her legs, they were so weak.

"Tell me the truth Nora, just tell me, where is Liam?" asked Wura as tears began to fall down from her eyes, and the sight hurt Nora.

"My Queen I do not know… I was told nothing at all… the only person that would know will be Sir Mero" said Nora as she explained gently.

"Yes, Mero… Mero, where is he?" asked Wura as she sniffed and she wiped away her tears, if there was someone that knew where Liam was, it would be Mero.

"My Queen, I do not know, he only asked me to look after you, when he came to the Castle and you were unconscious, and he has not returned since then" said Nora as she explained.

"Nora, please help me… help me look for Mero, I need him here, he is the only one who knows what happened, please Nora, help me" said Wura as she pleaded with Nora.

"Alright my Queen… I will ask around, and see if I can find him" said Nora.

"Thank you Nora, thank you" said Wura as she wiped away her tears and Nora really hoped that she would be able to help Wura.

"Nora, please go and look for him, look for him now, please" said Wura.

"Alright my Queen, I will, but please promise me that you will not try to get out of bed, please my Queen, you still have a fever" said Nora.

"I promise you Nora, I will not move" said Wura.

"Alright my Queen, I will return soon" said Nora as she stood up.

"Thank you Nora, thank you" said Wura as she smiled and Nora left the room, the smile on Wura's face dropped as she touched her heart, she could feel that something was wrong, she knew it, she felt it in her bones.

…

"My Queen, I have news, Sir Mero has returned, and he is on his way here to see you" said Nora as she walked into Wura's room, and to her relief, Wura was still in bed.

"Oh thank you Nora" said Wura as she felt relieved now.

"Please help me up Nora, I want to stand" said Wura.

"But my Queen you…" said Nora.

"I am alright Nora, I can stand, just help me up" said Wura as she smiled.

"Alright my Queen" said Nora as she walked to help Wura up, Wura skin still felt very hot, but it was better than before.

"Thank you Nora" said Wura as she smiled and Nora helped her up as there was a knock on her door.

Nora left Wura to stand on her own as she walked to open the door, and she bowed her head as Mero walked in and she closed the door.

"My Queen… you are awake" said Mero as he bowed down to the ground.

"How are you feeling my Queen?" asked Mero.

"Mero, tell me, where is Liam?" asked Wura as she had a sinking feeling in her chest, it made her uncomfortable.

Mero dreaded this question, he knew that It would be the first thing she would ask once she woke up… and he did not want to give her the answer… the horrible truth.

"My Queen I… I…" said Mero as he paused, he would not dare raise his head to look at her.

"Mero… tell me… where is Liam?" asked Wura as every passing second, she felt even worse.

"My Queen… we do not know…" said Mero.

"What do you mean you do not know?!" asked Wura in horror.

"My Queen… we....we have not been able to find him" said Mero as Wura felt her world suddenly come crashing down.