"Something's bothering you."
Seth shrugged, not meeting Sage's eyes.
Sage studied him thoughtfully. The dark bags around his eyes were too vivid to go unnoticed. It bothered Sage. She had been occupied with a lot of occasions and ceremonial planning for the founding day so her visit to Melody was long overdue.
On getting to Melody's room, she discovered the bandaged part of her shoulders and the dark bands of dying skin around her neck. It reassembled the injuries one would get from strangulation. Sage was perplexed.
Their estate in Mainesville was even more secure than the royal palace. Less people knew about it and it'll get less media attention. This was supposed to be the very essence put in mind while they picked a location strategically close and at the same time distant from the palace.
With all this said, what then happened to Melody? Sage suspected either Seth wanted to keep the issue under wraps or... Seth IS the issue.
