Wura sniffed, after crying she suddenly felt cold all over again even though the whole point of her taking a bath was to feel warm.
Wura watched Nora happily move things around her room before finally serving her dinner.
"You should eat my queen, I am sure that you are starving." she said smiling. Wura just smiled, she did not have an appetite at all.
"Would you like to join me?" asked Wura, she did not really feel like eating alone right now. She felt relieved that Nora seemed to not care what she had to say, but at the same time, it made her feel even more guilty that Nora had so much trust, love and adoration for her.
"No my queen, unfortunately I cannot. I already promised Zuph that we would have dinner together." said Nora as she smiled.
"Oh... I see." replied Wura as Nora nodded and she took a bite out of her meal.
"So... you and Zuph... you seem to have gotten closer lately." said Wura as she saw Nora looked away, as if trying not to look guilty or nervous.
"What is the matter? Why are you looking away?" laughed Wura.
"Oh my queen it is just that... I had hoped that you would not ask me about that." replied Nora as she sighed and sat down beside Wura.
"But why? Do you have feelings for him?" asked Wura, she could not help but think that if that was true Nora would be able move on and forgive Mero faster.
"What? No my queen, no, not at all. I do not have feelings for him one bit." replied Nora instantly.
"Why are you so nervous? I am just asking a simple question. Like I said, you two seem closer than before, even though you were always close." replied Wura chuckling.
"Oh my queen, you know how I am, I just do not want any misunderstandings. I never asked for clarifications with Mero and now look what happened. I just want to live in peace." replied Nora.
"I understand that Nora. I really do." said Wura.
"I meant no harm, it is just that I have noticed how concerned he was for you. He took care of you, and you accepted his help." said Wura.
"I will not lie, Zuph is a very caring person... sometimes even too caring. But I always like his personality, he is funny, he is easy to talk to and most of all he is honest with me." said Nora as she looked down at her hands.
"I decided to ask him to have dinner with me well because I enjoy his company, and I wish that I had some way to repay him for how good he has been to me." said Nora.
"He was there for me when I pushed everyone away, he was patient with me. I really do admire him as a friend and as a person." said Nora.
"I know how you feel Nora, believe me I do, and I am happy that you have someone else you can rely on instead of me, because I definitely do not take care of you as much as I should." said Wura as Nora laughed.
"Oh my queen, please do not say that, it is my duty to take care of you and not the other way around." she laughed.
"No, but it is the duty of friends to take care of each other." Wura replied.
"That is true my queen." said Nora as she smiled and nodded.
"Another reason I admire Zuph so much is because he always has great advice, and as I said earlier, he is honest, even if he knows I will not like what he is about to say, he is going to say it anyway." replied Nora.
"Just like this morning when he suggested an idea that I would never have wanted to hear." said Nora.
"Oh, and what is that?" asked Wura curious.
"He suggested that we look for the woman Mero is involved with so I can met her and confront her instead of Mero." Wura froze hearing those words, she almost choked on the food that was in her mouth causing her to cough intensely.
"My queen are you alright?" asked Nora in worry as she rushed to give Wura a glass of water that she drank instantly.
"I am alright Nora." coughed Wura after she had finished drinking the water.
"I just bit more than I could chew." she replied as she cleared her throat.
"Are you sure you are alright my queen?" Nora asked worried as Wura nodded.
"So tell me... does Zuph know anything about this woman?" asked Wura, trying her best not to show how worried she was.
"No, he knows nothing, but he said that we can find out..." replied Nora as she sat down after pouring more water into Wura's glass.
"But how is he going to do that if he knows nothing?" asked Wura.
"Actually, he says that we know something, because I asked Mero if I knew the woman and his response was yes. At the time I did not think it was important to ask him more questions about her, I was just so angry, but now I do realize that I want to meet with the woman." said Nora.
"I want to know if she knew that I existed, if she knew that Mero and I were in a relationship that I hoped would move into something more serious. I just want to see her and know why Mero would love her... and not me." said Nora her voice soft.
Wura just hugged her, her heart pounding. As much as she felt guilty, she felt sad for Nora, because it was not her fault that Mero did not love her... no one could control how others would love them.
"Nora, do not say that please. It is not true... maybe Mero was just not the man for you." replied Wura.
"But I wanted him to be..." she replied. She had never had as strong feelings for a man like she had for Mero, which was why her wishful thinking hoped that it would work out.
"I know, life does not grant us the well wishes that we want, but we learn to continue on." said Wura as Nora nodded.
"Anyway, Zuph told me not to worry about anything, he promised that he would find the truth." said Nora.
"But what makes him so confident?" asked Wura as she let go of her.
"I have no idea, but he said something about knowing that Mero rarely interacts with women, and if he says that I know her, it has to be someone in the camp or someone else that I definitely know." replied Nora.
"I see... he really is confident... I hope that he is able to find her." said Wura, on the inside she was thrown into inner turmoil. She knew how determined Zuph could be, and especially now that it concerned Nora, he would definitely take this matter seriously and find out things that Wura hoped would never be found.
"Yes, I really do, if he is able to do that for me, I will be forever grateful to him." replied Nora.
"So what do you think you would say to the woman if she was right in front of you right now?" asked Wura as Nora was silent in deep thought.
Wura thought that her question was too personal for her to ask, she was about to apologize when Nora suddenly spoke out.
"I would only ask her one question... did she know." said Nora as she looked at Wura.
"And what if she said that she did know and she was sorry?" asked Wura, she heard Nora scoffed.
"Then it means that she is not truly sorry. If Mero had ended our relationship before he started one with her, then I would know that he always had eyes for her, but he did not. I am sure that while he pretended to be interested in me, he was truly in love with her and she knows me definitely if I know her she knows me." Nora said.
"She is just a really heartless woman. At least she should have insisted that he do things the correct way." said Nora.
"The fact that they are not together right now just shows me that she is a coward, she knew that what she did was wrong and she refuses to be judged by the public. I really hate her, I really do." said Nora.
Wura felt her heart bleeding, Nora was really upset, her words were like venom, and she could not blame her. She had every right to be upset.
"I know Nora... I know." replied Wura.
"My queen, I apologize, I said too much, you must think the worst of me." said Nora feeling guilty for speaking harshly in front of her.
"Not at all Nora, not at all... I understand you perfectly." Wura said.