Chapter 68: Questionable Parentage
By the time they returned to the castle, it was already evening and the sun was ready to go down the horizon. Annalise didn’t see either Valerius or Damian anywhere on her way to her bedroom and Kenric too disappeared down into the basement as soon as they returned.
Sera was waiting for her at the bottom of the stairs with a tray holding freshly brewed tea and some snacks in it which made Annalise raise her eyebrows as she looked at the girl in question.
"My Lady, Master Valerius asked us to prepare the tea for you. He said that you will be returning soon and here you are." Sera answered the unasked question of her lady.
Something told Annalise that her bond with Valerius wasn’t the only reason he was aware of her return. She had already understood that the Dark Lords were indeed way too powerful for the normal people of the Seelie Empire. They didn’t belong to the Seelie Empire and neither did their powers.
"Here, let me take this to my room. Let me know when the dinner will be ready, I’ll be in my room." She informed Sera as she took the tray from the girl and headed upstairs to her bedroom.
When she finally returned to her room, she found Pristine waiting for her as the fairy sat on the windowsill looking at the outside view of the sunset.
"Not you, please. I really want to have some rest." She immediately protested when the fairy turned to look at her with a huge smile on her lips. The look in her eyes told Annalise that the fairy had something planned and she was pretty excited about it.
"You are back." The fairy jumped down from the window sill and approached Annalise as they both settled down on the edge of the bed with the tray sitting between both of them.
"Where’s my cup?" She asked as she stared at the tray and the only teacup sitting in it. She almost appeared sulky as she turned her attention back to Annalise.