Who could have kidnapped Ethan at this point in the plot? This was getting complicated. Was it Elizabeth? But she can't have left the palace given she has recently escaped without telling anyone, and being the beloved daughter of the Emperor, it was given that the security must have been doubled around her.
Then who? And why now? Just because Ethan had gained a little more strength than what he was supposed to attain around this time, some future villains began to target him. That would be disastrous.
'Exactly what in the seven hell these regressors are doing if they can't even protect their lover?' Richard felt irritated inwardly as he looked at Emily's worried visage.
They have the resources, knowledge, and strength to keep an eye on Ethan and help him become stronger, but all they do is create trouble for him.
'Seriously, now I am feeling sympathy for that guy...'
