Chapter 156: Changes
Alexandra walked to the small creek running through the tunnels to wash her feet. Theodus followed her. She could sense that Arioch is following her, and so she couldn’t talk much. So they talked about mundane things.
"You are not going to die, Theodus," she said.
Theodus paused all his movements for a moment. His silky long hair waved in a gust of wind that passed through the tunnel. He blinked his eyes and wetted his lips to compose himself. Although he had prepared himself for death, hearing that he need not die made his heart filled with hope.
But then it hit him. He cannot trust this person completely. It is to protect his heart.
"Do not get my hopes up, Alexandra. The one standing in front of you is not the one you remember from the past. I have no hope to spare. And I cannot handle another disappointment. So..."
Alexandra let out a sigh. She wanted to tell him that it is her promise. But she kept it in her heart. The one in front of her is a broken being. She didn’t want to raise his hopes without knowing what the future holds.
But she vowed in her heart to reunite him with his family.
She wanted to ask if he is married. If he is married, and if he has a child, she did the cruelest thing by separating a father and his child. She wanted to ask him, but then she couldn’t. The guilt was too much to bear.
Oh, the disregard she had towards Theodus’ life...
In the past, she didn’t understand why Theodus’ father Glarald Wynsalor punished Theodus for what she did.
Now she knows why. And she dreaded visiting that man. If given a choice, she would not meet him. But she has to. For Theodus and herself too.
With the heavens closed for her, she only has the elves she could depend on. Although the other soul in her is keeping quiet these days, she didn’t want to take a chance.