Two days had passed and Eric still didn't appear from anywhere miraculously, like Queen Norma had hoped. Even Victor, the second important man of the Alexandro monarchy was now missing too. It was a situation of utter chaos and difficulty for the Royal family and its loyal servants. The head knight Sir Hekinson was still trying his best to search through every corner of the kingdom. He even sent some men towards the northern premises of the forest which resulted in the loss of them as their rotten corpses were found not long after.
Despite the ongoing trails, King Bastian's body couldn't be kept for any longer as the preserving matter was slowly starting to fade away, losing its ability. If it was a natural death the time span could have been easily extended but the poisoned body of the King Bastian with his seemingly bursted organs inside made it rather difficult.
