Found nothing

"My Queen, you have returned" said Nora while smiling as Wura walked into her room as she closed the door behind her.

"Yes I have Nora" said Wura as she sighed and she sat on her bed.

"My Queen, is something the matter?" asked Nora as she could notice that Wura did not look well at all, in fact, she looked more sad than before, she wondered if the Royal Duke said something to her to make her feel upset.

"No, nothing is the matter Nora" said Wura as she did not know what else to say right now, she just felt overwhelmed, like nothing she truly wanted ever happened.

"Alright my Queen, if you say so" said Nora as she could sense that Wura had a lot on her mind, and she did not want to be pushy and ask her what was wrong, expect Wura told her what on her own accord.

"My Queen, you have not eaten all day" said Nora in worry, Wura had thrown up her breakfast in the morning, and well they went out to find Mero, and till now, when they returned back to the Castle.

"Oh…" said Wura as she sighed, eating had become a chore as of late, she did not feel like eating anything at all, especially not now, not after what Nigel had just told her, she still felt like she was in some sort of nightmare that she so desperately wanted to wake up from.

"Yes my Queen" said Nora as she nodded her head.

"My Queen, what would you like to eat?" asked Nora as she smiled, she was trying to get Wura back to eating properly, and if that meant making whatever she was craving then she would gladly prepare it for her.

"I do not know Nora, I do not feel hungry at all" said Wura as she shook her head.

"But my Queen, you need to eat, that is the only way that you will regain your strength" said Nora in concern, she knew that it was hard, but Wura needed to eat, that was the only way that she would get better.

"I know Nora, but… I just do not have an appetite" said Wura as she sighed.

"I know my Queen, but you still need to eat" said Nora as Wura looked reluctant to, anything that had to do with food made her feel repulsed.

She just did not know, how she could sit in here, in her room, and eat, while Liam was out there somewhere, nowhere to be found at all, she felt horrible, that was why she felt like she could not eat.

"Alright my Queen, how about I make you some eggs?" asked Nora as she smiled.

"You can do whatever you want Nora" said Wura as she really did not care at all, food was the last thing on her mind, but she knew that Nora was just concerned about her, and nothing more.

"Alright my Queen, I will make you some eggs, and bring you some tea to calm you down" said Nora as she smiled and Wura just sighed, she had no other choice, not with Nora watching her at all times.

"I will be back soon with your food my Queen" said Nora as she smiled and Wura just nodded her head as Nora walked out of the room, at least now she could be left alone for some time with her thoughts.

Wura sighed as she slept on her bed, all she wanted was for Liam to come back, she did not care at all, if he did not trust her, she just did not want to feel like this anymore, she just wanted him back, and she would tell him that she loved him, and that she was stupid for lying to herself and deceiving herself for such a long time, she regretted all that now.

"Oh Liam, please be alright, I beg you" said Wura as she closed her eyes.

"I miss you, please just come back to me Liam, please" said Wura as she sighed and she shook her head, she missed him so much, so very much.

…

"This is just frustrating" said Elihu as he groaned, he and Zuph were in a part of the forest with their horses as they looked around.

Elihu pulled his horse to move to the right as the animal just stayed still, and that irritated him.

"We have found nothing, nothing at all, no trace, or sign of Liam at all" said Elihu as he looked around and he let go of the reins of his horse.

"Well what did you expect?" asked Zuph as he turned to look at Elihu.

"Mero did tell us that he had searched this place before, and he found nothing" said Zuph as he kept on looking around.

"We are just checking again, just in case he missed anything" said Zuph as he sighed, just as Elihu, he was frustrated, but he knew that they had to keep a clear mind if they wanted to be able to find Liam.

"But this is nonsense" said Elihu as he just felt like they were wasting their time looking here, it was obvious that there was nothing or no one here at all, this place was dead quiet, Elihu could not even hear the sound of other animals here.

"Elihu, keep your voice down, you never know if there are people passing by, and we do not want to raise suspicion" said Zuph as Elihu sighed, they could not make any noise to raise suspicion, after all, no one else except for them knew that Liam was missing.

If the people knew, then total chaos would be ensured, and that would not be good for the people, they would panic that their king is unable to be found, and that in turn would cause an uprising, and so many unwanted things would happen.

"I know, but this is just too much, how can he just disappear into thin air? It makes no sense at all" said Elihu as he was trying to make sense of all of this.

"If I had my way, I would tear this ground open and look for him, because he is not here, not at all" said Elihu as Zuph had to agree with him, it was odd for someone to just disappear into thin air.

If he really was here, they would have at least found his body by now, so they could give him a proper sending off, but over here, they were left with nothing, no assurance, no closure, it was just so discouraging.

"Where could Liam have gone to?" asked Zuph as he looked around in confusion.

…

"My Queen, I have returned with your food" said Nora as she walked into Wura's room with a smile on her face and a tray in her hands as she closed the door behind her and she walked to where Wura was sitting on her bed.

"My Queen, I made you some poached eggs, and some Chamomile tea to calm you down" said Nora as she smiled and she placed the tray on a nearby stool as she walked closer to Wura.

"Thank you Nora, I will eat it later" said Wura as she looked at Nora.

"No my Queen, please eat it now" said Nora as she shook her head.

"Please my Queen eat it now, while everything is still hot" said Nora as she pleaded with Wura as she sighed.

"Alright then, I will have some tea first" said Wura as she really did not want Nora to keep on pestering her.

"Alright my Queen" said Nora as she smiled in relief and she walked to the tray to pour Wura a cup of tea as she gave it to Wura and she watched Wura drink it as she smiled.

"You do not have to watch me Nora, I am alright" said Wura as she turned to look at Nora, she was sure that if she did not say anything, Nora would remain standing there, watching her, making sure that she drank every drop of her tea.

"No my Queen, it is no bother at all, I just want to make sure that you eat properly" said Nora as she smiled and Wura just nodded her head, she did agree to let Nora do whatever it is that she wanted to do, just as long as she would leave her be in some areas.

"My Queen would you like to eat now?" asked Nora as Wura nodded her head, she knew that Nora would not leave her alone until she had at least eaten a little.

"Alright my Queen" said Nora as she walked to bring the tray to Wura as she placed it on Wura's bed.

"My Queen, please eat, even if it is only a little bit" said Nora as Wura felt like she was a child being forced to eat their vegetables.

Wura just sighed as she took her fork and she took a bite of her egg as Nora watched her intently.