Chapter 454: Haunting past
For a moment, Abrielle forgot everything, Cedric, the urgency, the danger. The picture stole all her attention. It felt as if she looked away, it would be a crime.
It was a drawing made of only black and white lines as it was drawn from memory. Each stroke touched her, the picture looked like it held high importance and important memories.
She had more important things to do, but her hands refused to let go of the picture. She was confused and didn’t understand why Aurelius had a drawn picture of her in his study.
The person in the image was a striking image of her but yet it didn’t seem like her. The way the eyes were depicted felt different. It looked like Abrielle but didn’t feel like Abrielle.
She had a lot of questions for which she could not find any answers. The frame looked very old but well-maintained. It was an old picture but the question lingered.
Who was the lady in the picture smiling sweetly?
"This isn’t the time Abrielle. Cedric is in danger. You need to get the emperor." She snapped at herself frustrated that she got distracted for a moment
She wanted to drop the picture but a part of her told her to carry it along. Abrielle ran out through the door. She recognised the garden Aurelius was in. She has been there before and without directions, Abrielle was able to find the way there.
From the entrance of the garden, she could spot the emperor and Aurelius having a serious argument. No servants were around to save themselves from being caught in the crossfire.
Abrielle didn’t hear what they were saying, there seemed to be a strong sound magic barrier covering the garden. Whatever they were arguing about was very confidential.