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CHAPTER 49 – Treason: Informing Vidor
After rereading the letter thrice, Era closed it and let her eyes drop close as tears began to stream down her face.
"Mother."
She felt the wound in her heart reopen again and clutched the letter close to her chest. She missed her home, her parents, her sister and her people.
Era did not move from where she stood and wrapped her arms around herself as she imagined her family hugging her and supporting her.
Unknown to her, Aquata was watching silently and felt sad seeing her queen like that.
She did not need a soothsayer to tell her that the letter wasn't from the King and was obviously from her own people instead. If the king had sent her something nice, she still would not have reacted that way.
'Be strong, my queen. You will do well and find happiness later in life.' Aquata thought within her and left to do her chores.
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