Alfred Pov:
Maya can you come closer to me, I need to ask you something. I heard Lance said to Maya. I could feel there is something wrong. I know he was given the task to find out the mole that is supposedly amongst us but I do not know what that has to do with Maya. There is no way he thinks Maya is the spy right??
Pelow suddenly came out of the shadow. Lance I do not think she is the one, She did not emit darkness but you may still go ahead and do your thing, I could sense that there is something wrong regardless but I just do not know exactly what that is. Pelow said to Lance.
What is going on here? I asked but instead of getting a response from either of them. I could sense Lance was about to use the truth spell on Maya. There is no way Maya could be the mole. if she turns out to be it, what am I suppose to do. No this is no time for doubts, there is no way she could be the mole. but I guess I have to let Lance and Pelow do their thing. I have interrupted them enough, I bet Lance already find my behavior quite suspicious already.
Maya who are you?
I am Maya from the Moving Mountain Kingdom, I am here to serve Miss Shira of the White Haven Kingdom.
Are you a Spy?
No my Liege, I am not a spy. I am but a maid who is intent on carrying out her duties to the best of my ability.
I released the breath I did not even realize I was holding. What a relief. I know she cannot be the spy.
Seems she is not the one. then who is? I heard Lance exasperated voice. They must not have had any luck finding out the mole. I am even starting to think Elder Elser might be wrong, there is no way anyone will willingly risk coming here to stay amongst us, even if that means they will face imminent death right? Or maybe I am just being ignorant.
Maya, you may go now. Lance asked for her to leave. I could see the confused expression on her face. She must not have known what just transpired but she must have sensed that there is something wrong.
Wait! I heard Pelow said to her just as she was about to leave the room.
What is that necklace on you, can you bring it here so I can have a look.
She seem more confused and worried now but she still remove her necklace and gave it to Pelow. I could see the necklace glow dark while Pelow held it.
How did you get this Necklace? Pelow asked Maya in a grim tone.
A lady gave it to me back home. She seem to have sprained her ankle when I saw her at the market. She asked me to help her with her stuff to her carriage waiting at a distance, as she was having difficulty walking. So I decided to help, she gave me this afterwards as a token of her gratitude. The necklace look so pretty and I have been wearing it ever since.
Did you tell her you will be coming here to work when you met her that day?
Come to think of it, she seems to be aware I just got accepted as a maid here in the palace compound. When I asked how she knows, she said I just mentioned it to her even when I do not remember telling her anything. I find it strange at that time but I just did not think much of it. Am I in trouble? She seem really troubled now.
You are not in trouble. Pelow answered. But do you remember what she looks like?
She seems to be in a deep thought when Pelow asked her the question.
I cannot seem to remember what she looks like no matter how hard I try. I can recall everything else but her face right now.
You can leave us now Maya. I said to her. I will call on you again if your presence is needed. And with that she left the room.
Pelow what is the issue? Do you think she might be the mole we have been looking for? I heard Lance asks Pelow.
She is not necessarily the mole. Not voluntarily anyway. This necklace is a Bangui. It is an instrument of darkness use in spying. The necklace feeds on the wearer energy to relay whatever information the wearer knows without its knowledge. I must say the maid has little to no time before she falls to the claws of death. I could feel her energy fading when I walked her shadow. Once the one controlling this Bangui realize she no longer wears it. I am afraid she will die.
A Bangui. It is a very powerful weapon of darkness. Whoever is able to create such must be very knowledgeable in the act of dark magic. I had only read about it in history books for it is a forbidden weapon in this kingdom. This shows there is someone who is very powerful in the act of dark magic in the kingdom. You have to be able to wield an immense amount of dark energy to be able to use a Bangui, not to mention controlling a Bangui from such a distance.
We must summon Elder Elser immediately Lance Said. He is the only one that is knowledgeable enough to know how to destroy it.
What am I to do? I know we must destroy it, but without it Maya will die sooner rather than later. Am I suppose to just let her die like this?. How did I miss it, I should have known.
How did we not know? How could we not have sensed it. Pelow can you explain this to me, am I such a weakling to have not notice such an evil thing. She has always being near Shira. Does that mean that evil entity might know much about Shira.
My Liege. The fact that you did not notice does not mean you are weak or not powerful. The Bangui is an instrument of darkness, I am a shadow walker. My power bred from dark energy. That is how I could sense and recognize it. Regarding your other concern the Bangui knows what the wearer knows, I bet Shira would not have disclosed much about her power to her.
Pelow send a messenger to Elder Elser immediately. We need her to be able to destroy this thing. I heard Lance instructing Pelow.
Why do you seem so concerned about that maid Brother. I heard Lance asking me just as Pelow left the room. He must have noticed me fidgeting when Pelow told me Maya will die. He knows me that well afterall. I was trying so bad to hide my emotions but I guess I failed to hide it from him.
She is my friend Lance. I care about her a lot. Is there really nothing we can do to save her. I cannot lose her, I really cannot loose her Lance. I guess I can no longer hide my emotions as hot tears flow down my cheeks.