"Please help my son." Odalis almost kneeled before the powerful man, drops of tears trickling down her cheeks. "He might be in dan-danger." She choked on her words while she tried to convince the man to help her. She looked back and forth between the King and his trusted man, Kenneth, who had accompanied his King dutifully. Only they could help her find her son and had the ability to save him.
Just the thought of her son dying made Odalis lose herself completely. The only assurance and hope for her was the bracelet she always kept with her. Since it was still intact and good, her son was alive. Odalis knew it. Now, all she wished was for her son to stay healthy and be safe.
Alastair snapped his fingers and fixed his gaze on the guard who had accompanied the woman inside the castle. At once, all the guards and the servants in the hall bowed at him before they left the three people alone. Alastair's gaze lost its sternness as he looked at the strong woman before him.