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Seeing Maya and Sylus walking along each other in silence, Rom let out a sigh of relief thinking that now it was safe for him to join the two.It seemed that they have finished talking about their affections for each other.

He quickly picked up the pace and joined in. Seeing him appear next to them, Maya and Sylus looked at Rom with their eyebrows raised.

" What?" he asked raising his hands in question seeing the look on their faces

" Nothing! I was just wondering what happened in the tunnel?" Maya asked while staring at Rom intently hoping, he would be able to shed some light.

Rom frowned looking down at the ground rubbing the back of his neck " I don't know Maya! After I closed the hatch, everything went dark, I called for you and Sylus but I just heard a giggle and someone pulled me to the ground, that's how I found the woman!" he recounted the story while shivering at the memory of the events.

Maya frowned and looked at Sylus who had the same look on his face, looking back at Rom " We did the same thing but Sylus grabbed my hand before you closed the hatch, but after that when we called your name and didn't answer we thought you just wanted to keep quiet, so we walked through the tunnel thinking that you were already out! We didn't hear anything in the tunnel, it was just us!" Maya recounted their version of the events in the tunnel with a worried look on her face, thinking that, how was it even possible for them to be in the same tunnel but have different experiences.

" Strange!" Sylus mumured while looking at the ground thinking the same as Maya.

" The witch, she must know about the tunnel!" Rom huffed under his breath hoping that the two didn't hear him.

" What witch?" Sylus and Maya both questioned at the same time while halting their footsteps looking at Rom intently.

Rom let out a nervous chuckle, thinking that he will have a lot of explaining to do now.

Sighing, looking at the road in front of them " We should keep walking!" he quickly suggested hoping that they won't keep asking about it.

Maya and Sylus followed Rom's line of sight " You talk and we will walk!" Maya stated in a resolute tone not wanting to go anywhere without knowing what is happening, she had left the citadel on his word and now this.

Rom nodded in agrement, he began walking again with the other two silently walking along side him waiting for him to speak.

Maya and Sylus kept stealing glances at each other waiting for Rom to begin explaining, seeing that he kept quiet and the lines on his forehead getting deeper with every passing moment.

"Rom!" Maya called out his name in a worried tone while looking at him with a questioning gaze.

Rom let out a shaky sigh, preparing himself " The Queen Mother is a witch and not and ordinary one!" he stated while looking ahead preparing himself for more questions to be thrown at him

Maya looked at Sylus, who shrugged his shoulders letting her know that this was the first time he was hearing about it.

" How is that even possible? Our king is human just like us, he has no powers!" Maya mumured under her breath in disbelief at what she was hearing

" The Queen Mother is not actually his mother, he calls her that because he has no choice, his life is in her hands, she is using him as a puppet." Rom told them truthfully finally feeling the burden on his shoulders lessen after all these years.

" Huh?" the other two questioned at the same time causing Rom look at them amused that the two were more similar that he had thought.

" The damn witch has been around for a very long time, she just keeps changing her appearance not to draw attention onto herself!" Rom added in pained voice knowing how the witch had managed to do all of that.

Maya gasped causing Sylus to halt his steps, putting the woman that he was carrying on his shoulder on the ground, grabbing Maya's hand he turned her to look at him, seeing the pained look on her face " What is it Maya? Are you in pain? he asked in a worried voice with his eyes on her.

Maya shook her head and pointed at the woman on the ground, tears pooled in her eyes, sniffling" I know why she looks familiar, she is a prisoner that was brought in a few days before you came back. She was accused of stealing from the villigares that lies beyond the hill, north of the citadel!" she sobbed while looking in Sylus's eyes, tears running down her cheeks her lips trembling

Sylus pulled her into his arms, holding her tight, not understanding why she was so upset about this, he felt her fisting his cloak, her tears soaking into his tunic. He didn't care at that moment he was just happy to be able to be this close to her.

Rom raised an eyebrow at the sight of the two of them hugging " Unbelievable!" he murmured under his breath low enough so the two won't hear him.

" Why are you crying Maya?" Rom questioned in annoyance not understanding himself the reason why his sister reacted so strong.

Pulling away from Sylus's arms, causing Sylus to glare at Rom, sniffling " She only stole a loaf of bread, she was only ment to stay in the dungeon for a few days!" Maya gave them her explanation while wiping her tears with the back of her hand.

" Hm...still doesn't explain why we're you crying a few moments ago." Rom stated still annoyed at his sister causing Sylus to glare at him again.

" I can't believe that they were so cruel just because she stole a loaf of bread!" Maya reasoned while looking at the women.

" Women!"Rom muttered under his breath even more annoyed hearing his sister.

Annoyed at Rom's attitude towards Maya, Sylus's lips curled up in wicked smile, thinking that he should pay for his rudeness to his beloved.

" It's your turn now Rom!" Sylus chided with amusement in his voice while looking at him with a glint of mischief in his eyes.

" Huh?" Rom looked at Sylus puzzled while

Sylus pointed at the women on the ground, wrapping his arm around Maya's shoulder bringing her closer to him and out of the way.

Rom rolled his eyes, making his way to where the women was, he picked her up and carried her in his arms, continuing to walk away.