Zayn's eyes fluttered open to the sound of whispers and light, his head throbbed as he groaned lifting himself up from the bed. He didn't know who was that and tried standing up but the sight of Selene rushing towards him stopped him.
"Stop, you are already injured" his brain registered the injured and he tried thinking when he got injured and he recalled the event with whosoever it was he sighed. He knew it, he was getting tired even before knowing what to do and where to start. His eyes went to Selene and he asked "what can I do?"
Her eyes glared at him and he reiterated "what can I do to leave this place?" And meet his mom. Selene sat back on the floor thinking she had come here to speak with him and as much concern for him leaving this realm she didn't think it would anytime soon.
Sighing she opened her mouth and closed it again. "According to my findings zayn I can't anywhere like that here. I also asked my father and the same thing which leaves us to one thing"
"And that's?"
"Come back" she said and this made zayn stand up fully from the bed forgetting the pain in his shoulder and other parts of his body which he didn't know where they all came from. He can't go back to that dark place. A prisoner? Was that what she was saying and as saw the expression on his face and knew what he was thinking she shook her head.
"No no no" standing up to stand close to him "not as a prisoner as or whatever you are thinking. Ash imputed words to the council for you for a reason I don't know but he asked they test you out since you are insisting you aren't a spy and if really are not a spy we would help you back to your solvamore but if you are a–"
"Spy? Yes I know you guys are going to kill me off and that will be the end of me. Don't worry I'm not a spy, I just want to leave this sick place"
Selene chewed on her lips, she didn't like them as they had used her for such a tricky job. Ash was a sick bastard who knew what he was planning and why he urged the council to not kill him yet but test him out first.
"So You in?"
Zayn stood mulling over the information he just got, he didn't know if he should be delighted that he was spared or the fact that he was going back to the lion's den.
"Will any harm come to me?"
"As far as you aren't a spy" she didn't want to assure him harm wouldn't do anything to him though if he were a spy or not. He sighed and nodded, not like he had a choice to disagree or run off. This was their territory.
They arranged things to leave the house since he was going back and a thought plagued zayn's mind and he asked "where did you find me?" If he could remember at least he was supposed to be dead by now.
"Around"
"Just around?" What about the raven man in the black cloak and all "you didn't see anyone?"
Selene raised a brow and twisting her lips before answering "did you want me to see anyone?" She strode out of the house leaving zayn thinking before running after her.
They stood in front of the tall gates and zayn inwardly shivered. He was truly worried about what could happen to him if he dared step into these gates but the thought of his mother and her face kept him moving as he followed Selene inside.
They were waiting with guards lined up majorly while they walked. Wasn't there war? They should probably be in the war grounds? But here they were?.
His eyes went to their clothes; all black. Everything was making him feel uncomfortable but that ended a bit after Selene dragged his hard walking fast and whispered how slow he was. The path to the main entrance is farther away.
After what felt like a journey where he knew walking this distance back in the city at solvamore will earn him sprinting his ankle and not even attempting such a long distance, he felt it. He only wanted to get on with whatever was going to happen.
"Can you trust?" Asked Selene. She had no power here, her voice was like a birds' in the midst of vultures. Since she couldn't save the last person whom she knew she could have helped die not physically, at least she could speak up for him.
Zayn stared at her and shook his head. He trusted no one. That was a reminder of his father to him, never to trust anyone which he would start now in a foreign realm.
Selene exhaled. Was she thinking he was going to fall in just trust him like that? After dragging him like he was going to the slaughterhouse?
"You don't have to. But try to understand some things here" with that they stepped into the main gates of the castle's hall.