"What were you doing all this time?" Angelina inquired, her voice gentle yet probing.
Jaegar took a moment to collect his thoughts before recounting his harrowing experiences.
"I was kidnapped by some men," he began, his gaze distant as memories flooded back. "I think Lorcan knows them, and my magic was sealed. They even blindfolded me, and I spent a lot of time unconscious." His voice trembled slightly as he continued, "Later, I fought as a warrior in the arena… and then, I fought in the war." He paused, the weight of his words hanging heavily in the air. "When I returned to the empire, I found out I had been labelled a criminal."
He explained everything that happened from the mountain to the time he returned to the empire.
"I came as soon as I could, but by the time I arrived, you were gone. I couldn't trace you or the men that took you. I searched for you, and it ended in vain; now I understand why," Angelina said.
