The king was already in front of Aaron, looking at the young man with tired eyes and a bowed posture.
"Thank the heavens you've returned. Please, help us," King Nerum said.
"Please calm down and tell me what happened," Aaron replied. He saw no traces of the regal appearance he had previously seen in the king. Instead, a gentle but broken man stood before him, and Aaron could clearly sense this.
"I'll explain as we go," King Nerum replied, gesturing for Aaron to follow him.
The king and Aaron, followed by the royal family and royal servants who had caught up with them, set off. After five minutes of running, the group arrived in front of a room.
