Chapter 123: Am I changing?
Garrison rested his head on her dainty shoulders feeling relieved. Seeing her alive and well made him glad, "I lost myself on that night" she hugged him tighter understanding his words, "That night of blood eclipse was a nightmare for me...I really thought that you were gone forever"
"I know..." she said in a soothing voice, "I’m sorry that you had to go through that...I really am"
"I’m fine now," he said not wanting to make her guilty. She was the one who lost her life that day but here she was apologizing for leaving him. Then he pulled away from her and smiled, "What happend that night?"
Iria’s eyes became desolate when she remembered the night of blood eclipse, "After Henrick died in his father’s hands, I was chased by the fox tribe and others who wanted to get the gem. Theodore tried to take me out of there but had to stop because I fell and was forced into early labor. As I was in great pain, he handed over the gem to reduce my discomfort. An hour later I finally gave birth but my baby was stillborn" tears pooled in her eyes as she continued, "Desperate, I made a wish and brought her back to life, Then I sent away my daughter to my world to keep her safe. I was waiting for my death but nothing happened to me even after making a wish, but....."
"What is it?" he asked
She clenched her fists, "The fox king somehow found my location and tried to kill me...but the gem which I put on my daughter before sending her to another world appeared in front of him and transferred my soul inside it, which fooled the fox king about my death"
Garrison caressed her face, "You have gone through so much"
She smiled faintly, "Everything was worth I guess, because of gem both me and my daughter survived. She has grown up into a beautiful woman and has already started her very own family"
"I saw her," he said surprising her, "You did?"
He nodded his head, "The current fox king showed me her image and said that you died because of her. He wanted to use me to avenge your death by harming your daughter"
Her face went pale and he chuckled, "Don’t worry, I will never believe others without investigating something myself. The fox tribe is our enemies, do you think I would join hands with those people?"