Chapter 519: In the shroud of the night
Zia’s blood ran cold when she heard the scream, and she pounded even harder on the door. At this point, she might break the door before someone opened it. Oh, she wished she could do that.
"What happened?!" she screamed, pounding the annoyingly sturdy frame until the side of her hands reddened. "Open the door! What happened?!"
When Zia thought she should ask the guards to just break the door, it finally opened. She wished, oh, she prayed that it would be Valen’s face greeting her drowsily; but what she saw was Panne’s pale face.
"L-Lady Zidoa..."
Zia rushed in immediately, her neck feeling both hot and cold. Inside, she could see Mara clutching the edge of the blanket, and the maid stuttered when she saw her.
"M-my Lady! Young Master is--"
"What--"
"He’s not here!"
Zia stopped in her tracks for a second, before rushing to the bed, which clearly had been used not too long ago. The indentation in the pillow and the wrinkle in the sheet were still there. If she concentrated, she could feel the trace of Valen’s warm mana, but...
There was no Valen.
"I’ve checked the bathroom and the nursery--he’s not there," Panne said; his lips were blue and trembling.