"What do you mean by 'gone'?" Benjamin asked. Was his father dead? How the hell?
"He vanished. When you were heading to the second floor, after the guards arrived, he got on a horse and just…" Her wods died and she started to cry. "He didn't come back until now, Ben. I feel that he is gone, gone. Forever."
Benjamin didn't know what to say. He had a bad feeling and now, the feeling was getting even worse. Was his father dead? And who did it? Why? To where did his father go, after all?
"Well, we cannot count on him, so. I need to get out of here, so I can do something. And since you're here, mother, you can go to the Constable and tell him that dad is a missing person."
Judith nodded and, after Benjamin kissed her hands, she left the corridor.
Benjamin got back to sit next to the wall and closed his eyes, resting his head. Why was all that happening?
