Chapter 423: Much needed answers (1)
"Mother?" Hex blurted at last. The shock of seeing her, that too here, got his tongue for some time. "Why are you here?"
He, or rather Sterling’s spies, had been searching for her whereabouts. There were questions that needed answers.
"I followed you, of course," Medina, still possessing Cyantha, said. Her warm smile melted some of his wariness away.
’Be alert. Even if she isn’t her corrupted self right now, she soon will be.’ He warned himself. Repeatedly.
"Why?" He asked. Her presence alarmed him. Not only because it was unexpected, but also due to her ability to hide from him. Surely, after his recent refinements and growth, his senses should have improved. And...she was supposed to be under observation.
"That’s what I wanne know. Why? Why are your spies searching for me? Are you in trouble?"
Her concerned voice and worried look nearly disarmed him. It took an irritating inside voice to remain alert. The warmth welling up inside him was beyond suppression, though.
’Wait. She knows I am looking for her.’ He had not expected her to discover the spies before being spotted but then again, she was the Witch. His mother was known to hide and cover her tracks. Not even the best people in the world had been able to outwit her. A few hopeless, nosey people would certainly not fare better.
She looked at him, worried and curious. Hex contemplated his options. Lying and hopefully preventing her from turning into her awful self. Or to be honest, so he could dispel the doubts clouding his mind ever since he went through the books and scrolls.
"I went to the library." Before he could explain, he stopped. Her reaction put him on alert. Medina’s smile faltered as soon as she heard him mention the library. An ordinary one wouldn’t be worth mentioning.