Chapter 69: An Illusion
"I... suppose we would just have to wait then."
With Ezekiel having disappeared on them, Queen Dana, along with Tarah and Wizard Lurio remained sitting in his tent while waiting for him to contact them. Well, Tarah would be the only one waiting while the other two waited for her to tell them something.
Somehow, it placed a bit of pressure on her to reassure the two that everything was fine.
"Waiting... is the only choice we have left, isn’t it?" Lurio humorlessly chuckled at Tarah’s offhand remark. "Until the Prince contacts you, we’re left to simply speculate on what exactly is happening with His Highness."
"I’m sure that he knows what he’s doing," Tarah reassured both the wizard and the queen. "He wouldn’t just leave us like that without a plan. He even said that he’d contact us through our bond."
"That’s a small relief, at least. However, we still have to do something regarding his disappearance," Queen Dana stated with a hint of resignation in her voice. "I trust my son, but the same couldn’t be said with the others. Princess Ezme would have to be addressed, especially if she ever decides to check on my son on a whim."
Tarah winced at that. That was... actually quite the problem they had to address.
"How about I just lay in the bed and pretend to be His Highness while he’s gone?" Lurio suggested with a hint of amusement. "Magic can be rather convenient when we least expect it, yes?"
"An illusion then?" Dana questioned back. "Princess Ezme might know enough to discern the trick."