"Mero, can I ask you a question?" asked Malcom as he rode next to Mero and Mero looked at him.
"What is it?" asked Mero.
"Well I am not blind to see that you always want Lily and Liam to be alone together, that is why you paired them up is that not?" asked Malcom as he looked at Mero.
"I do not know what you are talking about" said Mero as he replied.
"That is a lie Mero, I am not blind, I can see that you purposely paired them up together, I just want to know why" said Malcom.
"I paired them up together because they are the best to work together, Darla is not good with Liam, and that was the best decision to make" said Mero as he did not even know why he had to explain himself to a little boy.
"I hope that you know that Liam is married right?" asked Malcom as he continued to look at Mero.
"I am aware" said Mero.
"I doubt that you are, because if you were aware, you would not be doing what you are trying to do" said Malcom.
"Boy, you do not know everything that there is to know" said Mero.
"Then tell me, so I can know" said Malcom.
"You do not need to know, just continue to stay on your own path" said Mero.
"Whatever you say Mero, whatever you say" said Malcom as he did not bother Mero anymore.
"Why did you put Darla together with Elihu, she dislikes him more than anyone else" said Malcom.
"Well he is the only one who can handle her, they both have the same temperament, if they fight, then they will both resolve their conflict" said Mero.
"You are right" said Malcom as he nodded.
"How long do you think it will take before we reach the first city?" asked Malcom.
"About seven days" replied Mero.
"Alright then" said Malcom as he decided to stop asking questions, he could tell that Mero was getting annoyed, even though he was still nice enough to answer his questions.
Mero shook his head as he kept quiet he hoped that Wura would be able to get Liam to remember all his memories while they were together, he really hoped so.
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"I wonder how Darla is" said Dothan as he sighed.
"You worry for nothing Dothan, she will be fine, she is with Elihu" said Zuph as he looked at Dothan and he smiled.
"But she hates Elihu a lot" said Dothan.
"I am sure that she will be fine Dothan" said Zuph as he smiled.
"Dothan, I think that it is sweet that you worry for your sister, but she is an adult" said Nora as Dothan looked at her.
"I know, but she said that she was sorry, she apologized and I do not think that we should be angry with her anymore" said Dothan.
"If she was really sorry then she would have come to speak to my lady and ask her for forgiveness on her own" said Nora as she shook her head.
"That is true, but Darla finds it difficult to say that she was wrong, she just needs a little push" said Dothan.
"Lily is very nice, and I do not know why Darla does not like her at all" said Dothan as he sighed and Zuph and Nora looked at each other, it was obvious that Darla felt threatened by Wura's presence, and hence why she did not like her at all.
"But I do not want them to be enemies, when we see Darla again, I will tell her to apologize to Lily" said Dothan.
"Umm I do not think that is a good idea Dothan, Darla is a very… unstable…" said Nora as she shook her head.
"No you do not need to worry, she will listen to me" said Dothan as he smiled and Nora laughed.
"Well yes whatever you say Dothan" said Nora as she smiled, she found Dothan very cute.
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"That Mero of yours, he is up to something right?" asked Darla as she rode next to Elihu, she was fuming, furious even.
"I do not know what you are talking about Darla" replied Elihu with an indifferent expression on his face as he looked at Darla.
"Oh stop pretending like you do not know anything, I am sure that this is part of Mero's plan, he wanted that stupid Lily of yours and Liam to be alone on purpose" said Darla.
"Watch your mouth and watch your tone, you cannot speak about Lily like that" said Elihu.
"Why not? Hmm, it Is not like she is better than me, she is no one, nothing" said Darla.
"Darla, Lily is more than you could ever be, she is someone that people would actually listen to, unlike some people who are just barking dog who would wish to have someone actually listen to her for once" said Elihu.
"You watch your mouth, just tell me, who is she?? Who does she think that she is?" asked Darla in nothing but anger.
"She is someone that many people respect, someone who is kind, someone who even though she should be upset with you, will not even fight you at all, she it too nice, for her own sake" said Elihu as he scoffed and he shook his head, Darla was just a horrible person.
"Tell me, is she a Queen or what? Because I doubt she is, she is a horrible person" said Darla as Elihu just scoffed, he was not going to make the mistake of telling her anything, he did not want to put Wura or Liam in danger, he knew that he had to be careful, especially with Darla.
"You are the horrible person Darla, you are so bitter and vile, just why?" asked Elihu.
"You shut up, if there is anyone bitter and vile, it would be you, you are horrible, you are bitter, you are vile, you are stupid, you are unpleasant!!!" said Darla as she exploded at Elihu as her voice rang in the empty wilderness that they were in.
"I have no time for this, if you want to insult me then you can go ahead, I am not in the mood to go head to head with a woman overrun with nothing but anger and jealousy" said Elihu as he scoffed and he rode ahead.
"You are a horrible man!" shouted Darla.
"It takes a horrible person to know another" replied Elihu as Darla growled, she felt like howling right now, if not for the fact that she was not a purebred werewolf, then she would have turned into her wolf form every single time Elihu or anyone else said something that upset her, how dare they? How dare they all?
"How dare you all" said Darla as she knew that she had to calm down, but she could not calm down at all, not at all.
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Liam glanced briefly at Wura who was riding beside him, she was deep in her own thoughts, and he was deep in his as well, he could not help but wonder about her… there was something that he needed to be sure off.
Liam felt something strange whenever he was with Wura, he did not know why he felt strange around her, like there was something he was missing here, but he did not know how to test if he was actually sane or not.
He realized that he needed to ask Wura more about herself, he did not know if he was feeling the right thing or not.
"*Ahem*" said Liam as he cleared his throat to get Wura's attention as she turned to look at him.
"What are you thinking about Lily?" asked Liam once he saw that he had gotten Wura's attention.
"Nothing really… I am just thinking about the others" said Wura as she replied honestly.
"What about the others?" asked Liam.
"Where they are right now, and I really hope that they will be alright" said Wura.
"I see…" said Liam.
"Is it only me or you do not seem happy" said Liam.
"Oh… well no… I just do not…" said Wura as she sighed, what could she say? She was sad, very sad, she did not know if Liam would ever regain his memories, she felt so depressed and out of hope.
"I am just tired, that is all" said Wura as she forced a smile.
"I do not think that you are tired… to me it looks like you are sad" said Liam as Wura sighed.
"What is making you sad?" asked Liam.
"Well I do not know…" said Wura as she lied and Liam looked at her with an expression that read 'really?' and that made her sigh.
"Well no, I am thinking of someone… that is making me sad" said Wura as she replied.
"Does that someone happen to be your husband?" asked Liam as Wura nodded.
"Yes, I miss him so much, so very much, I miss not seeing him, not being to hold him, I miss us being together" said Wura.
"I can imagine" said Liam as he felt the same.
"You miss your wife do you not?" asked Wura as Liam nodded.
"I miss her as well, even though I cannot remember her, I know it sounds strange" said Liam as he smiled.
"No it is not strange at all, I understand what you mean" said Wura as she smiled sadly at him, the only difference was that he was right here, she remembered everything, all the moments that they spent with each other, every single moment that they spent arguing, the moments where Liam made her heart flutter, and the moment when she realized that she actually loved him, she remembered those moments so much.
"You know what, I do not think that we should be sad, I doubt that our lovers would want us to be sad" said Liam as he smiled.
"You are right" said Wura as she smiled at him.
"So Lily tell me, what do you like to do?" asked Liam as he smiled, he wanted to get to know her more.
"Well I love painting" said Wura as she replied.
"You do?" asked Liam in surprise.
"Yes I do…" said Wura.
"That is such a surprise, I would like to see you paint" said Liam as he smiled.
"Yes…" said Wura as she suddenly started to feel even more sad… she remembered when Liam had asked her to paint him… maybe she should have painted him back then, then that way she would have more proof to show Liam that he was actually her husband.
"What else do you like doing?" asked Liam as he smiled.
"Well I love sewing as well" said Wura as she smiled.
"Really?" asked Liam in surprise.
"Yes, my Aunt Tessa and I… I used to help her sew a lot, my mother taught me how to" said Wura as she smiled.
"I see, that sounds nice… you seem very close with your family" said Liam as he smiled.
"Oh I am, and I love them so much" said Wura as she smiled and Liam smiled at her.
"Liam… have you ever tried to remember your memories?" asked Wura as she looked at Liam.
"Well yes, I have… I try every single day, but when I do, it feels like there is something blocking me for seeing, from remembering my memories, and it is just very frustrating" said Liam as Wura was hear the frustration in his tone.
"What do you think will happen when we reach the first city?" asked Wura.
"I will find the witch who can see all, maybe she will be able to tell me what really happened" said Liam.
"I see…" said Wura.
"So how long do you think that it will take us to get to the first city?" asked Wura.
"Well about seven days, since we cannot move in the night" said Liam.
"Well alright then" said Wura as she did not know what else to say, she was actually scared of what would happen when they reached the first city? She was curious, would the witch tell him the truth, or would she lie to him.
"Yes" said Liam as he smiled and they continued on.
"Lily, why do you think that Mero decided that we should all split up? I know that he said for safety reasons, but the way he paired you and I together was surprising.
"Are you trying to say that you do not want to be with me?" asked Wura as she smiled.
"No, it is not like that at all Lily, forgive me if it sounded like that" said Liam as he shook his head.
"Not at all Liam, I was just joking" said Wura as she laughed and Liam laughed.
"Honestly, I do not know why Mero paired you and I together, but he must have his reasons" said Wura as she smiled.
"I am sure that he does" said Liam as he smiled as their horses were moving slowly.
"But Darla did not really seem happy about it at all" said Wura as she laughed.
"Well Darla is rarely happy about anything, she can be very caring, but at the same time, she lacks consideration for other people" said Liam as he smiled.
"That is true… she is only considerate to those who she likes" said Wura as she scoffed.
"And who is that?" asked Liam as he smiled.
"Oh please do not mind me, I am only babbling nonsense" said Wura as she rolled her eyes, she wondered if Liam was blind to notice that Darla liked him… or was he that oblivious?
Wura did not know whether to be happy or not that Liam was not aware that Darla had feelings for him, she could be happy because he was so pure that he did not notice when someone was interested in him, or he just could be that ignorant, but she could also be sad because maybe he was just pretending or avoiding all the signs that pointed to her having feelings for him.
"No Lily, you did say something, I doubt that anything you say is nonsense, what do you mean?" asked Liam as he smiled.
"Please do not mind me at all Liam" said Wura a she laughed.
"Whatever you say Lily, whatever you say" said Liam as he laughed and Wura laughed at him, she loved it when he laughed, she loved it when they both laughed together, without a care in the world.
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