"I shall leave then," the King said and hurried towards the door. He heard the High Priest call out behind him.
"I will have my senior apprentice guide your way as it's not easy for people unfamiliar with the terrain to find that hidden temple."
"Thank you for the help," King Theron said sincerely and walked out of that chamber. The moment he stepped back to the hall used for worship, he saw his wife standing near the statue of some goddess who didn't even look half as beautiful as her, looking at him with worried eyes.
Seeing his arrival, she hurried to approach him but before she could ask anything, King Theron wrapped his arms around her and held onto her as if he was terrified of losing her.
Esther could feel his restless emotions. He was clinging onto her like a man who experienced a horrifying nightmare and woke up to realize it wasn't real.
"W-what happened?" she asked. "Theron?"
