In the skadi palace, king Edward Rashford was very furious and worried, it's been two days since his second daughter had gone missing, the royal guards has searched every nook and corner of the kingdom, but his baby girl is yet to be found, he has sent his army to go search the villages and forests surrounding the kingdom as well as the nyx vil forest, but he hasn't gotten any news which has turned him very paranoid.
Sitting in his throne with a stiff expression, the throne hall doors open his general walked in with an expressionless face.
On seeing him, the king was hopeful for some good news he said to him "general mofus have your men found my daughter yet?"
General mofus bow to the king while replying, he said "forgive me your highness but my men are yet to find the princess"
On hearing this, king Edward heart broke into million pieces, he was on the verge of snapping but he had to control himself and his emotions after all he was the king.
The general continued "but my men sent words, that they found a dead man at the entrance of the nyx vil forest and a few meters away from the dead man, a child's anklet was found which is believed to belong to the second princess"
On hearing this, the king immediately stood from his throne, his heart skip a beat "are you telling me that the man might be involved in the disappearance of my daughter?"
"It is likely possible your highness"
The king immediately started walking out of the throne hall "take me there now"
"Yes your highness" king Edward didn't want to waste anymore time in finding his daughter, he didn't even know which conditions she was in or if she's still..
'no no no i don't want to think that far, my daughter is very much alive'.
He went to his bed chamber first, his maid help help him change his clothes to a more comfortable ones.
Outside the palace
As the king was about to mount his horse, a woman walked out of the palace with a air of confidence and arrogance around her, she was dressed in one of finest silk gown that swept the floor as she walk, with a lots of jewelry's around her neck, the woman was beautiful, The woman was the wife of the king Queen Erica.
Queen Erica approach her husband, she asked " Edward where are you going?"
"I'm going to personally search for my daughter" he replied without looking at her
Queen Erica's face was calm, She replied him back "but you could have left that to your soldiers, I'm sure they are more than capable of recusing reyka"
Though her words sounded like she was praising the skadi soldiers, but he knew better, he walked close to her and said in a low voice only for them to hear, "I know you never liked rayka cause you didn't birth her, and even if not for me but for others to see, try to show a little compassion like you actually care"
An awkward smile appear on her face cause she didn't know how to reply.
King Edward was about to walk away when he also said to her "also I hope you don't have a hand in rayka's disappearance, cause if I find any trace back to you! trust me you don't want to know what I will do to you"
Queen Erica's heart skip a beat because she did have a hand in her disappearance but she remain calm and plastered a shock and hurt expression on her face,
she said "why would you accuse me of sure I won't lie that I have accepted her, I will never like or accept into our family because she is a constant reminder of your affair, so I can never accept her but I'm not so cold hearted to kill a child, you know me better than that".
"I don't know what to think anymore" king Edward replied
Queen Erica showed a hurt expression and walked away, the king sighed and mounted his horse leaving the palace in search for his daughter.