235 [Bonus chapter] Elise And The Mysterious Bird

The ring was a perfect match for King Alexander's and Queen Catalina's wedding bands. It was an object that her mother, Catalina Leoralei always wore after she married her husband. 

King Alexander loved his wife so much, that despite its simple design and it was not made from the most precious jewels and stones, he fashioned their wedding rings to be how Catalina wanted them to be.

So was the fairy that Loriel was speaking about Elise's mother? 

Elise batted her eyes and stared down at Loriel who had returned back to bed and placed the ring on the bedside shelf. He settled back down into his bed and patted the side.

"Stay with me, Elise."

Elise arrived at Loriel's bed almost by instinct and settled down beside him. She really was confused at first because it didn't make any sense at all.

Her mother, Catalina, died before Loriel was kidnapped. He mentioned that the incident happened when he was fourteen. Catalina had been long dead by then.