The Lost Heir: Battle Of Royalties - Chapter 111

“Did you get enough sleep?” Leo asked the woman when he felt her movements behind him.

“Ehm. Thanks.” The woman nodded in response. Thanks to Leo’s kindness, she was able to sleep for a few hours while they were on the road. Apparently, Leo saw her falling asleep while her horse was following the others, therefore he offered his back to her while Leon offered to pull her horse.

“Good. At least you’ll have the strength to wash my clothes later on.”

“Eh? Why should I do that?” She wimped.

“Because you drooled on it.”

The woman blushed in embarrassment while the men who heard Leo chuckled softly.

“I never drool! I hate you!” She pinched the man’s side.

“But I felt it.”

“Shut up!” She made a face. “Please stop for a while, I’ll take my horse now.” She glared at the man.

Her face was flustered red while she got off the horse and moved to her own.

“Don’t worry miss, we won’t tell anyone about it.” Leon laughed followed by Leo and Gideon. Good thing they were a distant away from Sarah and the others who were before them.

“Looked like Diana was already awaken.” Asher smiled as he glanced behind them. They could hear the men’s crisp laughs. Seems like they were taunting the woman who just woke up.

“Well, that new dude seemed to love taunting our young miss, huh.” Cole added. “I think he likes our young miss.” He was about to laugh when he suddenly felt an icy glare.

Fudge! He quivered when he caught Liam’s murderous glint therefore he instantly looked away. Dang! He forgot how Liam reacted when Sarah and Diana told the team that Leo will be joining them on their way to Patar.

If it hadn’t for Sarah then he shouldn’t have agreed in the first place.

FLASHBACK:

“You’re not jealous, are you?” Cole taunted the man when the team finally set off.

“Do you really wanna die?” Liam clenched his teeth in annoyance. “I told you last night, didn’t I?”

“That you have a bad feeling about the man’s identity…. Yes, I get that. But he will only be joining us until we reached the region. After that, Leo, Sarah and Lemuel will be heading to Kadesh. I think he’s not a threat…. At least not to the team.” Cole smirked meaningfully.

“Besides, don’t you trust our seer?” He added.

“I trust the seer but not the man.”

Also, Cole saw how Liam glared at the man murderously when he invited Diana to sit behind him. Seeing the woman’s puffy eyes gave him an idea that she didn’t get enough sleep last night and that, she might doze off and fall while on the way.

Leo’s sweet actions was not hidden from the team especially to Liam. So when Cole saw how Liam looked at the man, he sneered mockingly.

He was surely jealous! He chuckled.

***End of Flashback****

“Oh yeah, I was actually meaning to ask you something.” Cole glanced at the serious man whose eyes was on the road.

“What?” Liam nonchalantly replied.

“Uhm, about the new guy… Leo.”

“What about him?”

“Don’t you think it’s odd that you both have the same eye color?” He traced his jaw while in deep thought. “Eye color can also identify your identity, right? What if Leo is your….”

“Not possible.” Liam buŧŧed in immediately. “I am my father’s only son.”

“If that’s what you believe, but what if he is a close relative of yours?”

“Cole… There are a lot of people with different eye color in this country. Trust me, I’ve seen a lot of people with the same eye color as mine and we aren’t connected at all. Let alone that guy!”

Cole heaved a heavy sigh. He should know better that their chief will never succumb to such a baseless ȧssumption. But he really wanted to believe the small possibility that Liam might really be someone they would never think he would.

“Cole, I totally remember that I had a life during my childhood years. Although I couldn’t remember most of it but I know in myself that I once spent a few days with my biological father.”

“Do you still remember his face now?”

“Unfortunately, no. I was so young back then when he entrusted me to one of his friends. He was on a mission for years before he died.”

Cole was about to asked some more things about his past when Asher, who was before them, yelled worriedly.

“Guys! Hurry! I found something!” He was yelling while the others dashed to where he was. Then their eyes widened in shocked when they found an old man lying on the ground. He must have been robbed and has been beaten to death by some bandits.

Diana was terrified to see the old man’s terrible state but she got off her horse and followed the others who went to picked the man up.

The group looked for a good place to rest for the meantime, while Diana and Sarah helped Liam to tend the old man’s wounds.

The others were posted outside the tent as guards while some of them tried to search some fruits around them.

“H-he will live, right?” Diana muttered.

“He should.” The man replied.

The woman heaved a sigh of relief while watching Liam wrapped the old man’s hand that was injured. He looked professional while tending the wounded old man.

“Let me wipe your sweaty forehead.” Before Liam knew, Diana was already wiping his forehead with a light pink flowery handkerchief. Wait, isn’t that the handkerchief he gave her back in Ikarai?

He felt a sudden joy surging within him.

“What do you think happened to him?” Sarah buŧŧed in.

“You tell me.” Liam jokingly replied.

“Tsk.” The young lady hissed. “Big brother, I’m a seer not a fortune teller. I wish I have that kind of ability though.”

“Speaking of which, what kind of ability does a prophet like you possesses?” Diana got curious and faced the lady.

“Hmmm… uhmmm, let me think first.” She paused for a few seconds before looking at the unconscious old man. “I don’t know for sure, but what I know from experience is that, seers or herald foretell events of the future. They can receive prophetic dreams, visions and they could hear silent whispers about a certain thing. It could be warnings, precautions or counsel for someone. But according to the old woman who taught me back in Corinth, you can also see the past of a certain person if the heavenly creator wanted you to.”

Liam and Diana’s attention was fully on her trying to ponder on her answer.

“I don’t understand yet as to why they say that my grandmother is the greatest herald therein the land. But knowing that all her predictions in the past came true, I wanted to be convince.”

“You’re doubting her.” Diana muttered.

“I can’t help it. I’ve been thinking a lot, that if seers could really foretell the future, why didn’t she predict her impending arrest?”

“Because heralds are not Almighty.” The two women suddenly glanced at the man whose been silent in a corner. “Because they are not all-knowing. Earlier, you have acknowledged that your special ability is a God-given gift. That proved heralds are also human beings with imperfections.”

Diana nodded in agreement with Liam. Indeed, only God is omniscient.

“If I remember what I read before about prophets, it was said that they are messengers of God since long ago. But they only speak of or know things that God wants to reveal. Some things must be hidden to protect the order of the world.” Diana added.

“Don’t you think everything happens for a reason?” She added. “Whether it’s good or bad, they surely have an impact on someone else’s long-written destiny.”

“Guess you were right at that part.” Sarah forced a smile. “I was told the same thing when I met my grandma a few weeks ago.”

“You met with your grandmother?” Diana yelped while Liam creased his brow confused.

“I was able to talked to her via a special link that only heralds can do.” She chortled. “I don’t know how to explain stuffs like that to you, sorry. But she told me that things must happen and bloods must be sacrificed to realign the fate that was thwarted a long time ago. God is now moving to put everything back to where they really belong.”

The two looked at each other, their eyes were seemingly communicating as if their thoughts were thinking the same thing.

“But to be honest, I really don’t know what she meant” She cackled loudly.

‘Well, we do.’ Liam unknowingly uttered but Diana quickly covered his mouth with her hand.

“Eh? Come again?” Sarah stared at them confused. What do they know that she doesn’t know?

“I-I mean I think I understood what your grandmother have said.” He lied and faked a smile after removing Diana’s hand covering his mouth.

Diana fell silent for a second and glanced at the young lady in bewilderment. Her grandmother seemed to know everything that happened to her but she kept it from her granddaughter. But for what reason? And why was she willing to hand herself over to the royal guards?

It was obvious to her and Liam must have also understood that the great herald knew that she would be killed.

Death! She widened her eyes at the thought of it.

“Hey! He’s awake!” Sarah yelped when she saw the old man moved a little.

They all glanced at the old man who slowly lift his lids. As soon as he opened his eyes, he looked around him and found three people looking straight at him.

“W-who are you? and… Where am I?” He tried to sit up.

“Mister, we found you lying on the road a while ago. Do you remember what happened to you?”

“I… I don’t know… all I can remember was that, I am on my way to Patar to deliver some goods when a group of bandits attacked and robbed me.”

“That’s unfortunate. Sorry to hear that.” Diana mumbled.

“S-sorry to interrupt you Mister, but have we ever met before?” Liam buŧŧed in. “I think I saw you before.” He was clearly trying to rummage his memory.

For a second, the old man jerked in surprise but he tried to act unaffected. “You tell me, young man. Cause this old merchant couldn’t remember much.” He grinned playfully. “By the way, my name is Sargon and thank you for saving me.” He kowtowed.

“We’re glad to see you okay, mister Sargon.” Sarah smiled at him. “Well, if you are heading to Patar then you can go with us. We are on our way there as well.”

“Would that be okay?”

“Of course! Right, big brother?” They all stared at the surprised man.

“S-sure. That should be fine.” He forced a smile.

**Unknown to the team, someone was hiding up the trees from a distance. He’s been spying on the team since they left Rouen