"This is the first time I have seen emotions on your face." Elara stiffened when she heard Alric whispering in his ears. He was too close to her.
The old man was looking at them from the other side, "revenge is the only emotion you would see on my face now." she replied back, with a cold smile on her face but he only chuckled. The expressions did not show revenge but the desire to protect. If only she knew how much strength she held despite the conditions she was in.
"Tell me how this happened? The trade in our estate was flourishing. With the help of marquis, this place should have been thriving hard. Though I did not hear much about it, I still never expected that my estate would end up like that." she still could not believe it. The shops looked on the verge of collapsing any moment.
