I Scored Myself A Mate - Chapter 447 - 447

Chapter 447 – 447

It had indeed been an endless search. Theseus had forgotten the meaning of the word sleep like most of Allias' friends. Every single one of them had a duty they needed to complete just to find themselves a step closer to their beloved friend and king. The general felt like he would collapse many times, as if he wasn't strong enough to endure everything that was happening around him. Last time he had been numb, existing just for his return, frozen in time, closed in his endless winter but now, it was different. Allias was out there and it was his duty to find him, bring him home. 

"So you've searched this area" Theseus mumbled as he looked at an old yellowish map. He was in his small study, sitting on his comfortable armchair, rubbing his forehead while his lilac eyes scanned the map Ea had opened right in front of him. 

Delicately painted mountains and rivers, the names of the villages and the ruines appeared clearly on the huge map and with black circles Ea had marked all of the places their soldiers had searched. 

The truth was that trying to find the king was difficult, they did not have many people they trusted and every day the faces of those in the palace seemed to get more hostile than before. Theseus could only think of respectful masks, see cracks in vicious disguises. He tried not to drive himself mad with these thoughts but he did recognize the danger, every day and every night he and his people were running around in a bear trap, unaware of when it would snap. 

"Yes, just one more area and we would have searched the whole kingdom. Could it be possible that he is not in the Elf Kingdom anymore?" Ea asked, wondering if the King had found himself somewhere else. 

Theseus sighed, pushing the map away, the thin piece of parchment falling to the ground.

"We are getting nowhere." Theseus mumbled. 

"I am sure if we search for a bit longer…"

"It's already been two weeks. The people will start to suspect things, our enemies will catch on. I am expecting them soon to walk through the palace doors requesting for Allias' throne and I won't be able to do anything because I have no one backing me up. I don't blame them for that, I mean I was a terrible king." he said and Ea frowned. 

"I wouldn't call it terrible." he told him, trying to comfort him. 

"Yes, it was."

"Yes." he finally agreed, shaking his head. "I think that maybe you should start fixing things. Allias won't be able to do everything on his own when he gets back. Ares and I have sorted out a lot of the staff. To be honest the bad ones are a lot more than expected. Maybe you can show the people that you're not just a mad shadowcaster."

"All I want to do Ea is find Allias, I never wished to play king. I am not made for it. How many times do I have to say it? Honestly…I hate everyone. I am not even kidding." he said and pushed back his hair, taking a deep breath as he rested back on his chair. He closed his eyes trying not to overwhelm himself with everything when a knock was heard on the small door. Both of them looked at it surprised since it was known that when Theseus was there he didn't want to be bothered. "What is it?" the general asked and through a small opening of the door a young elf woman appeared. 

She seemed hesitant as she stepped in, her green eyes traveling between Ea and Theseus. She held an envelope in her hands and took small steps towards the general. 

"This…this has come for you sir." She said, her voice shaking as she passed the letter to Theseus. He stared at it, seeing that it had been sent from the Fairy Nation and frowned, he didn't actually know anyone there. 

"Thank you. You  can go." Ea told her since the general was too preoccupied with trying to guess who the sender was. He opened it slowly, making sure not to rip it and took out the letter from the envelope. It had a strong smell, of herbs and spices and he snorted, trying not to think of it

As he opened the folded piece of paper without reading the lines he already knew who had sent it. He could recognize Allias' handwriting everywhere. He blinked a few times, gripping the paper tightly and reading its interior loudly so Ea could hear. The small elf kept his breath, hearing the words with anticipation until Theseus reached the last part. 

"He is dying." Theseus whispered and turned the paper into a ball, throwing it with anger on the desk. "He is dying and I am wasting my time here." 

"Maybe you should go and…"Ea tried to propose that Theseus left the palace to find him, the general interrupted him by raising his arm. 

"No. Gather the staff, all of them. I will be cleaning up the trash." he said and stood up. 

"When I told you to do that you said you didn't want to play king" Ea said with a frown and Theseus grinned. 

"You're not Allias." he told him and the small elf rolled his eyes. As it seemed Theseus was going to bring the kingdom upside down, just because Allias asked him too. 

The general walked outside, walking steadily back to the throne. He sat down, his eyes scanning the empty room and he sighed. 

"Gotta follow the orders of my king." he mumbled. "Just wait for me, a bit longer. I will come." he said and it was a promise to himself. This time he was going to to this right. Allias would return to the palace and a kingdom he could call his. 

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My baby Theseus, time to shine.