Chapter 66: The Web of Mysteries
"Two hundred? How old are you guys exactly?" Annalise asked as she took another pouch from the bag and restarted collecting herbs.
"Almost around... five hundred years," Kenric answered while thinking back to the years he and his brothers had spent in the Midnight Realm and outside of it.
"WHAT?"
The force with which Annalise turned her head around to look at the man, she almost got whiplash in return. If not for Kenric who was immediately there to catch her, she would probably have ended up on the ground.
"Is it that shocking?" Kenric asked as he pulled her into his arms and wrapped both his hands around her.
"Of course, it is. Ever since the Light Fae disappeared, their lineage has only been able to live a maximum of three hundred years or so. But you are saying that the three of you are already five hundred years old and you all still look so young. How’s that possible?" She questioned.
Kenric looked into her eyes as he smiled warmly. "We are not the same as others, Little Bird. We are the Dark Lords."
Annalise stared at the man as she couldn’t find any words to say in response. Their gazes were locked together and while she was just looking at him to see whether he was joking or being serious, he seemed to be trying to study her expression to see her reaction to the revelation. "Then... what are you?" She finally found herself asking after a few long moments.
A smile appeared on his full red lips as he brushed his nose against hers, causing her heart to jump inside her chest at the nearness between their faces. "You are asking too many questions, Little Bird. Do you want to get all your answers in just one day?"
Annalise opened her mouth to protest but then changed her mind when his next words fell into her ear. "I’ll let you find the answer to this question on your own. We are going to spend the rest of our lives together, you can take your time to learn about us and find out exactly... what we are."
Maybe his words didn’t but his eyes definitely carried the hint of a challenge and she found herself accepting that challenge as she nodded her head in confidence. "Alright, one day, I’ll surely find out all the mysteries surrounding the three of you."