Chapter 81: A Group of Tainted Harpies
Valerius did return after another ten minutes or so had passed. By that time, Kenric and Damian had already prepared the horses and the carriage after collecting all their possessions from the cave.
"Have you taken care of them?" Kenric asked as he handed a white fur cloak to his brother.
Valerius nodded his head in response before he shared a glance with Damian. The look that passed between the two of them confused Annalise just as much as Kenric’s question.
Just when she thought that she won’t be getting any answers to her questions, she found the first Dark Lord turning his attention to her. A warm smile bloomed on his face as he made his way to where she was standing next to the carriage.
She was taken aback when the man pulled her into his arms and gave her a warm hug. She still felt surprised by all the warmth he had in store even after being the holder of ice magic.
"How are you feeling now?" The first thing he spoke was to ask about her well-being.
"I’m completely fine. What about you?" She was going to ask where he had been all this time and what hidden agenda was taking place between the brothers but then decided against it. Being nosy never resulted in anything good, and she didn’t want to take advantage of her husbands’ good nature towards her.
Valerius took hold of her face between his palms as he replied, "As long as you are fine, I’ll be as good as possible. Don’t worry about us, we were just taking care of a group of harpies that were tainted with the dark energy."
"Harpies?" Annalise asked in surprise. Another supernatural creature she had read and studied about but never got to see personally.