"Did you find anything?" the king asked. The king was sitting on his throne, today we are in the throne room, rather that that old forgotten room that we met last time.
"Not yet. Your majesty." I bowed low to appease the king. But frivolous things like this are not important to him right now. As he needs something more. Something that will solve the problem he is facing.
"We might need a miracle to solve your problem." I said, as the problem is not merely a problem. It is a disaster waiting to happen. One that will leave him emotionally crippled for a long time. If not forever.
"can't you do anything about it?" he asked, rising from his throne. "You are the most powerful witch. There must be something that we can do." There was desperation in his voice. As he stared at me with barely contained hope.
I looked away, swallowing hard. "No matter how powerful I am even I am not capable of that."
"Then find me the miracle." he thundered as he paced fuming in anger.
"I don't think miracles are that easily found, your majesty."
"There is a miracle." he paused, turning to face me. I narrowed my eyes, "isn't there, Artemis?" from the look he gave me. It was clear that he knew.
I didn't answer. Instead waited for him to continue.
"There is a child." I want to cuss at someone. But kept my facial expression neutral. "a child that was born with the blessing of the goddess Thea herself." He finished, waiting for my reaction. I didn't give him any.
"It is a rumor." I spoke.
"You knew about it." he said as his eyes narrowed to me with mistrust.
"Everyone knows about the rumor." I pressed on the word rumor, to make him believe it was nothing but a rumor.
I wish that I could make him believe that.
But it was also a power that I didn't possess.
"Why did you hide it from me?" he asked gritting his teeth at my indifference.
How did he find out about it? From the corner of my eye a green robe caught my eye. I turned to find none other than Evander standing in the corner. His eyes fixed on me.
Is he trying to mess with me? I want to laugh.
But I refrained. He will know what will happen when one messes with me.
"I did not do it intentionally." I bowed to the king not wanting him to be angry with me. "I dared not to give your majesty false hope." I said, making my voice low.
"I have been searching for that child myself. I think the rumor is just that. A rumor and nothing else." I repeated again.
"You need not worry about it, as I will send my own men to search for the child." the king said, I refrained from throwing a fire ball at Evander's ass.
"I have found you. I think I will manage to find that child as well." the king said as he moved towards me, I stood there staring in his eyes not showing any emotion.
I will also watch how he will find that child while i am alive and breathing.
"Meanwhile, why don't you prepare the necessary things to do the ritual once I find that child."
"There should be no mistakes."
He said leaving the throne room leaving me there thinking about the consequences of his decision.