A yes or a no

"I wonder how my lady is doing" said Nora as she sighed and she looked at Zuph who looked at her.

"I am sure that her majesty is doing alright, after all she is with Liam" said Zuph as he smiled and he replied.

"I am not sure about that, with his Majesty not being able to remember it, he usually causes more pain than bliss" said Nora as she sighed.

"Is that true?" asked Zuph as Nora nodded, he had never noticed that at all.

"Yes, she often feels more depressed than happy when she is with him" said Nora.

"Well I hope that is not so this time, I believe that she should be happy that she and Liam are both alone together, that way she will be able to find a way to somehow make Liam remember his memories" said Zuph.

"I hope so Zuph, I really hope so" said Nora as she sighed.

"What are you two talking about?" asked Dothan as he walked to where Nora and Zuph were standing.

"Nothing really" said Zuph as he smiled.

"Oh well alright then" said Dothan as he laughed and Nora smiled at him.

"Are we going to stay here?" asked Dothan.

"Well yes, it is getting late, and we will not be able to move in the night, so I think that we should stay here" said Zuph as he replied.

"Oh alright then" said Dothan as he smiled.

"Nora, do you agree?" asked Zuph as he looked at Nora.

"Ahh yes, I agree" said Nora as she nodded her head as Zuph smiled at her.

…

"How is your finger?" asked Wura as she smiled and she walked into Liam's room with a tray In her hand.

"It is better" said Liam as he smiled and Wura placed the tray on a little stool as she walked to Liam.

"Let me see" said Wura as Liam showed her his finger and she shook her head as he laughed.

"You look like a mother reprimanding her child" said Liam as he laughed.

"Of course I do, when you cannot be careful on your own" said Wura as she shook her head and she looked at Liam as she could not help but laugh, he was just so annoying, and she loved it.

"Your finger does look fine luckily" said Wura as she stopped looking at his finger.

"Anyway, I am done making dinner, you can eat now, I will see you later" said Wura as she smiled.

"Thank you Lily. Goodnight" said Liam as he smiled.

"Goodnight Liam" said Wura as she smiled at him and she walked out of his room and she closed the door behind her as she sighed and Liam smiled happily at her.

…

"You know, I have been thinking, and why exactly do you, Elihu and Zuph follow Lily everywhere?" asked Malcom as he looked at Mero who was making a fire for them before it got back.

"Because we are her men" replied Mero.

"Yes, but why are you her men?" asked Malcom.

"Because she is our lady" said Mero as Malcom sighed, he knew that it would not be easy at all to get Mero to tell him the truth, Mero could not be tricked at all, and he was just going around in circles with the answers that he was giving him.

"But who is Lily truly that she needs to have three big, strong men like you to protect her?" asked Malcom as he decided to be more specific.

"She is the wife of our leader" replied Mero, he only answered Malcom's questions because he could see that Malcom was very intelligent and he was onto something, he did not want him to start jumping into any conclusions.

"So you are the men of Lily's husband?" asked Malcom.

"Yes we are" replied Mero simply.

"And who is Lily's husband that he has many strong men like you?" asked Malcom.

"Someone of great importance" replied Mero.

"Are you going to tell me who he is directly?" asked Malcom as Mero just look at him.

"Alright, I take that as a no" replied Malcom.

"Just answer me with a yes or a no, is Liam, Lily's husband?" asked Malcom as that would be the most logical thing to think, after all Liam lost his memories and he was looking for his wife, while Lily could not find her husband as well, it would make sense if they were who each other were both looking for, that would explain Lily's closeness to Liam.

"What do you think?" asked Mero.

"Well Liam cannot remember anything, and he is looking for his wife, meanwhile Lily is looking for her husband as well, I do not count that as a coincidence" said Malcom.

"You should use your intelligence for more important things" said Mero.

"Well this is important, and judging from your reply everything that I said is correct" said Malcom as Mero did not say anything as the fire started.

"But what I do not get is why Lily does not just come out and tell Liam that she is his wife, that would save them both a whole lot of trouble" said Malcom.

"Well Malcom, things are not that easy, they are more complicated than you think" said Mero.

"Then how about we uncomplicate it?" asked Malcom.

"Liam cannot remember who his wife is, and you want Lily to tell him just like that? The best option is for him to remember his own memories naturally" said Mero.

"And that is why you put Liam and Lily together right?" asked Malcom as Mero nodded his head.

"But I can see how both Liam and Lily are suffering, is this not all lying?" asked Malcom.

"It is not lying, it is being cautious, I know Liam, and I know how he will react, he will not believe us if we tell him the truth" said Mero.

"I believe that the truth would be best, I am sure that if Liam knows the truth, then he will come to the realization that he needs to know" said Malcom.

"You talk a lot do you not?" asked Mero.

"And you do not talk enough" said Malcom.

"Go to sleep" said Mero.

"Oh you know that I am right Mero, the more you put this off the more chance you have on Liam not remembering anything, it is possible, the Yonder Realm has a way of twisting fates" said Malcom.

"But well that is only my opinion, you are of course the adult here, goodnight" said Malcom as he rested on the ground and he closed his eyes as Mero thought about all the words that Malcom had said, they had some ounce of truth in them.

…

The next morning.

Liam saddled up his horse and Wura's horse as he was deep in his own thoughts, just like usual, he had not been able to sleep last night, he had thought that maybe he had finally overcome that problem, but he was wrong, he felt so tired.

"Good Morning Liam" said Wura as she walked closer to Liam and as soon as he saw her the frown of his face turned into a smile.

"Good Morning Lily" said Liam as he smiled.

"Are you ready to go?" asked Liam as he smiled.

"Yes" replied Wura with a smile.

"Wait, Liam are you alright? You do not look so good" said Wura as she could notice that Liam looked a bit too tired.

"I am alright, even though I could not sleep, but I am fine" said Liam as he smiled.

"Are you sure? Because you do look very tired?" asked Wura in worry.

"I am sure, I will be fine" said Liam as he smiled and he handed Wura her horse.

"Well alright then" said Wura as Liam smiled at her and he got on his horse as Wura did the same and they continued on their way.

Liam did not like the silence that was between him and Lily, it was not like the silence was awkward, no not at all, he just wanted them to speak more.

"What are you thinking about? If you do not mind me asking" said Liam as he snapped Wura out of her thoughts as she looked at him.

"Hmm?" asked Wura as she looked at him.

"I asked what you were thinking about" said Liam as he smiled.

"Oh, umm, I was just thinking about thinking, if that makes sense" said Wura.

"Well I guess that in a way it does make sense" said Liam as he smiled.

"I guess that it does" said Wura as she laughed.

"Lily, what is your favourite flower?" asked Liam as he smiled.

"Oh well the lily" said Wura as she smiled.

"Is that why you were named Lily?" asked Liam as he smiled.

"Well yes, partially, my family has a lot to do with Lilies" said Wura, after all she was the daughter of Duke Scot, from the house of the lilies, and hence her middle name being Lily.

"Is that so?" asked Liam.

"Yes, let's just say that my family is the house of the Lilies" said Wura as Liam smiled and he felt something hit him in the back of his mind as he quickly shrugged it off.

"And no, you cannot borrow my favourite flower" said Wura as she laughed and Liam laughed.

"Well no, I was not going to borrow your flower this time, I naturally love lilies, I think that they are delicate, interesting flowers, they are strong and independent" said Liam as he smiled.

"Are you saying that because you truly mean it, or is it because of something else?" asked Wura as she smiled.

"What do you think?" asked Liam as he smiled and Wura just smiled at him.

"Why do are you asking so many questions?" asked Wura out of curiosity.

"Because I want to get to know you more… or do you not like it? If so, I can stop asking you questions" said Liam.

"Oh I see… and no I do not mind at all, do not stop asking questions, I want to get to know you as well" said Wura as she smiled and Liam smiled at her.

"How old are you?" asked Liam.

"Umm 19" said Wura as she smiled, she was sure that her birthday had passed already, but she had not been able to celebrate it with all the madness that was going on with Liam and everything else.

"I see" said Liam as he smiled.

"Sadly, I cannot remember my own age" said Liam with a smile.

"Oh you are 24" replied Wura instantly as she quickly realized what she had done when Liam looked at her with a surprised expression.

"I am?" asked Liam.

"Oh sorry, I meant that you look like you are in your twenties, maybe 24" said Wura as she smiled sheepishly.

"Oh, I didn't know that people could look a certain, specific age" said Liam in surprise.

"Oh, no I am just very good at guessing the ages of people, that is just something I am good at" said Wura a she lied.

"Well that is interesting" said Liam as he laughed and Wura nodded as she sighed in relief, he did not seem to be suspicious of her at all, either he trusted her way too much, or he did not care at all.

"Do you consider yourself a patient person?" asked Liam.

"Oh no, no, no, I am anything but patient… I do not behave well if I do not get what I want and quickly" said Wura as she laughed, now that she thought about it, she and Liam were perfect for each other, she was not patient, and yet Liam was one of the most patient men that she knew.

He was someone who could put up with all of her childishness and anger, he was so patient, he waited for her to patiently fall in love with him, without pushing her or insisting on anything, the only time that he was once pushy to her, it was when he wanted her to stop addressing him with his majesty and just Liam.

"I would have never guessed that" said Liam as he laughed and Wura laughed.

"And what about you? Are you patient?" asked Wura.

"I doubt that I am" said Liam.

"Oh you are" said Wura internally as she smiled.

"How do you think that Mero and the others are doing right now?" asked Wura.

"I am sure that they are probably fine, just like we are" said Liam as he smiled and Wura smiled at him.